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As long as a convenient law exists, sedition will be misused: Sanjay Hegde

'Efforts to curtail misuse (of sedition law) have largely failed in the face of administrative bull-headedness'

'You don't go after big fish but harass poor farmers': SC to bank

A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant took note of the High Court order and said that there is nothing wrong with it and will not interfere with it.

SC to hear plea against Allahabad HC's verdict on Gyanvapi mosque survey

A bench comprising Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and P.S. Narasimha will hear the plea filed by Committee of Management Anjuman Intezamia Masajid Varanasi.

CAT vacancies: The entire tribunal has collapsed, says Supreme Court

The bench noted in its order that in CAT out of the sanctioned strength of 69 judges only 27 judges are in possession, leaving 43 vacancies inclusive of the chairperson

SC seeks Centre, EC response over J-K's Delimitation Commission plea

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said the plea contends that delimitation can be conducted only by the EC and not the Delimitation Commission.

SC refuses to postpone NEET-PG-22 exam, says would affect patient care

A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant said postponement of the exam would create chaos and uncertainty and would affect the larger section of students, who have registered for the exam

What is sedition law?

A debate to scrap the British-era sedition law is raging in the corridors of the Supreme Court of India. But what is the sedition law? Why do experts believe that it has been misused since inception?

SC refuses interim relief in LIC IPO matter, issues notice to Centre

The Court also tagged the matter with the proceedings before the Constitution Bench as the petitions also raised issues regarding the enactment of law as a money bill

No RBI directive that goes against Supreme Court ruling on cryptos

In a circular issued last May, RBI asked banks and other regulated entities to not cite its April 2018 circular that imposed restrictions in dealing with virtual currencies

SC refuses interim relief on pleas seeking stay on LIC IPO share allotment

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to grant any interim relief and stay the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) IPO share allotment on a batch of pleas filed by some policy holders.

No new show cause notices to small taxpayers: CBDT tells officials

The CBDT said that for three years, viz. assessment years (AY) 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16, reassessment notices will not be issued for small taxpayers whose asset is less than Rs 50 lakh.

Law Minister Riijiu invokes Lakshman Rekha as SC puts sedition law on hold

Rijiju had said he feels that it is a "bold" step taken by the government and that making laws is the government's responsibility.

Supreme Court puts sedition law on hold, asks govts not to register cases

SC to hear pleas challenging validity of the sedition provisions in July

Sedition cases decline but remain higher than 2015, 2016: An analysis

Conviction rate almost unchanged; charge sheet filed in less than 50% cases in most years

IPC Section 124A and the controversy around sedition law: Explained

What is Section 124A of the IPC? And can India do away with the law? Watch the video to understand the controversy >

Beyond the sedition law

The IPC alone offers a bouquet of choices to suppress freedom of expression

Legal experts term SC order to put on hold sedition law as 'historic'

Legal experts Wednesday termed "historic" the Supreme Court order to put on hold the "archaic" colonial-era penal law on sedition till it is reexamined by an appropriate government forum.

Pragmatic decision

All draconian laws must be reviewed

BS Number Wise: Covid has put courts years back in resolving pending cases

Number of pending cases increased at a faster rate during the pandemic, with some high courts falling behind sharply

SC extends stay on non-bailable warrant against Noida CEO Ritu Maheshwari

The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended the stay on the warrant issued by the Allahabad High Court against Noida CEO and IAS officer Ritu in connection with contempt proceedings against her