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Year after putting sedition cases on hold, SC refers petitions against law to 5-judge bench

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Supreme Court referred pleas challenging validity of Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code to Constitution Bench. A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud said a prospective new law to replace IPC will not change the fact that there are numerous pending criminal proceedings.

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Sedition law | Supreme Court refers petitions challenging validity of Section 124A to Constitution Bench

Section 124A is part of the IPC. Its use had been kept in abeyance following a Supreme Court order in May 2022

11 months ago·India

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Supreme Court Refers Challenges To Sedition Law To Constitution Bench

The Supreme Court today referred to a Constitution bench a bunch of petitions challenging the validity of sedition law. Turning down the Centre's request to defer reference to larger bench, the top court directed its registry to submit the papers to Chief Justice DY Chandrachud so that a decision could be taken for constitution of the five-member bench. The Supreme Court had on May 1 deferred the hearing on these pleas after the Centre had said…

11 months ago·New Delhi, India

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ABP News

Supreme Court Refers Plea Challenging Sedition Law To Larger Constitution Bench

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to refer a batch of pleas challenging Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalises the colonial-era offence of sedition, to a Constitution bench of at least five judges, reported news agency ANI. The bench, led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and including Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, declined the Centre's request to postpone the reference to a larger bench, even as Parliament is in th…

11 months ago·India

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Year after putting sedition cases on hold, SC refers petitions against law to 5-judge bench

SC says 1962 ruling upholding sedition was on basis of narrow understanding of fundamental rights then, declines govt request to defer hearings in light of pending bill to replace IPC.

11 months ago·New Delhi, India

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SC refers pleas challenging validity of sedition law to bench of at least five judges

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Challenge to sedition law referred to larger bench by SC

New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Tuesday referred a batch of pleas challenging Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code which criminalises the offence of sedition, to a Constitution bench of at least five judges. A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud

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Sedition law | Supreme Court refers petitions challenging validity of Section 124A to Constitution Bench

Sedition law | Supreme Court refers petitions challenging validity of Section 124A to Constitution Bench

Supreme Court Refers Challenges To Sedition Law To Constitution Bench

Supreme Court Refers Challenges To Sedition Law To Constitution Bench

Supreme Court Refers Plea Challenging Sedition Law To Larger Constitution Bench

Supreme Court Refers Plea Challenging Sedition Law To Larger Constitution Bench

Year after putting sedition cases on hold, SC refers petitions against law to 5-judge bench

Year after putting sedition cases on hold, SC refers petitions against law to 5-judge bench

SC refers pleas challenging validity of sedition law to bench of at least five judges

SC refers pleas challenging validity of sedition law to bench of at least five judges

Challenge to sedition law referred to larger bench by SC

Challenge to sedition law referred to larger bench by SC

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