 | SC to hear pleas challenging constitutional validity of IPC provision on sedition in JanuaryThe law on sedition, which provides for a maximum jail term of life under section 124A of the IPC for creating "disaffection towards the government", was brought into the penal code in 1890. |
 | SC refers pleas challenging validity of sedition law to bench of at least five judgesThe bench declined the request of the Centre to defer the reference to a larger bench as Parliament is in the process of re-enacting the provisions of the penal code. |
 | Sedition law needs re-examination: Ex-SC judgeCentre can define parameters under which law can apply, so people know their limits, says Justice Ajay Rastogi (Retd) |
 | Law Commission chairman bats in defence of heavily-criticised sedition lawAccording to existing provision of section 124A, punishment can be up to three years imprisonment, with or without fine, which may go up to imprisonment for life, with or without fine. |
 | 'Retaining Sedition law can serve only government', says Former Law Commission memberLaw panel recommendation on sedition law has worrying aspects for a democratic country, says leading SC advocate Kirti Singh |
 | From CAA critics to journos covering Hathras rape, UP govt uses sedition law 'recklessly': ExpertsUttar Pradesh witnessed a surge in sedition cases after the CAA protests and then the rape of a Dalit teen at Hathras in 2020. |
 | ‘Public opinion in favour of repealing sedition law’However, this consultation paper or its suggestions are not available on the current Law Commission’s website. |
| Law body revives debate on sedition legislationAs for safeguards, it suggested a preliminary inquiry by a police officer in the rank of Inspector before filing the FIR. |
 | Shocking, must be resisted: Tharoor on Law Commission's sedition law recommendationsThe former Union minister's remarks came after the Law Commission proposed retaining the penal provision for the offence of sedition. |
 | Law Commission backs sedition law, suggests increased imprisonmentThe commission also said that the said section is not violative of the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression and is a reasonable restriction under article 19(2) of the Constitution. |
| Retain law on sedition but with safeguards against misuse: Law Commission tells govtThe Commission said sedition being a "colonial legacy" is not a valid ground for its repeal. |
