The apex court bench took note of submissions of the Centre which said it has decided to ‘reconsider’ the sedition law by an apt forum and seek suggestions whether filing of sedition cases in future be kept at abeyance till re-examination
FP Staff
May 10, 2022 16:21:27 IST
Supreme Court of India: ANI
The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Centre to apprise it about the views on the issue of protection of interest of citizens till the colonial-era penal law on sedition is reconsidered by an appropriate forum.
A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana took note of the submissions of the Centre that said it has decided to “re-examine and reconsider” the sedition law by an appropriate forum and sought the response to a suggestion whether the filing of sedition cases in future be kept at abeyance till re-examination.