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Faizan Mustafa writes: New penal code falls short of its laudable objectives
August 18, 2023 4:14 pm
Definitions of many crimes remain vague and some much-needed improvements, such as criminalisation of marital rape, remain unaddressed
Express View on Law panel's recommendations on sedition law: Stepping backwards
June 05, 2023 11:40 pm
In polarised times, when the spaces for freedom of expression and the right to dissent seem imperilled, the law on sedition is too fraught and consequential to remain riddled with a lack of clarity
Law panel suggests hardening sedition law: Raise jail term to 7 yrs or life sentence
June 03, 2023 1:44 am
The Law Commission said the reference for a report on the issue of sedition was made by the Ministry of Home Affairs in 2016.
Govt plans to make sedition law more draconian, misuse it: Cong
June 03, 2023 8:45 am
Singhvi said the proposal has provided no additional safeguard, caveat or any limitation to prevent the law's abuse. “It has sent a clear signal as to the colonial mindset of this government,” he claimed.
Govt wants to make sedition law more 'draconian', sending message it'll be used against Oppn leaders: Congress
June 02, 2023 7:41 pm
In a report on the 'Usage of the Law of Sedition', the Commission said its earlier report had termed the punishment for Section 124A (law of sedition) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) "very odd" as it has provisions for either life imprisonment or a three-year jail term, but nothing in between.
Consultations on relook at sedition law at advanced stage, Centre tells SC
May 02, 2023 5:27 am
A Bench of Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud and Justice J B Pardiwala recorded Attorney General R Venkataramani’s statement in its order adjourning the proceedings.
Lahore High Court strikes down Pakistan's 'sedition law': The law, the case and India parallels
March 31, 2023 7:34 am
A product of India and Pakistan's colonial rule, the 'sedition law' has always been contentious on account of how it can be used to curb dissent.
Lahore High Court strikes down Pakistan's sedition law
March 30, 2023 4:28 pm
One of the petitions against the sedition law pointed out that it has been "recklessly used in Pakistan" as a tool of exploitation to curb the right to free speech and expression guaranteed under Article 19 of the Constitution.
On Delhi govt’s ‘snooping unit’, Congress proposes, L-G obliges
March 14, 2023 8:58 am
Saxena asks Chief Secretary to act on complaint demanding that AAP leaders be tried for sedition and under UAPA
A-G hints ‘something may happen’ on sedition law soon, SC defers hearing
November 01, 2022 5:53 am
Taking note, the bench deferred the hearing until the second week of January 2023. The May 11 interim order will continue in the meanwhile.
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