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Pleas challenging Section 124A of IPC (#SeditionLaw) before the #SupremeCourt.

CJI DY Chandrachud: The government was reconsidering provisions. What's their stand?

Adv Kanu Agarwal: The Solicitor has to be here for this.

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Sr Adv Arvind Datar: What is also to be seen is whether the matter is to be before 7 judges or not. The Kedarnath judgement poses a hurdle, it was a 5 judge bench case.

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CJI DY Chandrachud: Let the Solicitor come and we'll see what instructions have been taken. Keep Kedarnath ready. We'll pass it over for now.

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The matter will be taken up at 2 pm.

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The court was earlier informed that the government was relooking at the provision.

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Sr Adv Gopal Sankarnarayan: We believe that the case should go to a seven judge bench because Article 19 has to be recast in a new form.

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CJI DY Chandrachud: AG states that the government has initiated a process of re-examining Section 124A and is at an advanced stage. In view of the statement, we direct the matter to be listed in August. Keep it on a Tuesday.

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