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[Challenge to Sedition Law]

#SupremeCourtofIndia hears a batch of pleas challenging constitutional validity of Section 124A of India Penal Code.

#CJIChandrachud : What is the Centre's stand?

Adv Kanu Aggarwal: Learned SG will be here soon. We have to see if the changes will apply prospectively or retrospectively..

CJI: Otherwise, we will decide it judicially..

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Senior Advocate Arvind Datar tells #SupremeCourt that in light of Kedarnath judgment (5-judge decision), it has to be seen if matter should be referred to a 7 judge bench.

#CJIChandrachud : Let the SG come, we will see what instructions have been taken. Keep it at 2PM.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Senior Adv Gopal Sankaranarayanan takes court through the issue of reference to a larger bench.

Sankaranarayana: We will be canvassing Article 19 in a newfound way. I have a written submission to submit.

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CJI: Mr AG what do you have to say?

Attorney General: Before this goes to the Parliament, it will be shown to me.. dont know why this is happening right now.

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CJI: We note that the procedure of re-examining the concerned provision is at a advanced stage. We note the submissions made by the learned AG on this and order that the matter be posted in second week of August, on a specified Tuesday.

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#SupremeCourtofIndia was informed today by Attorney General R Venkataramani that the procedure of re-examining Section 124 A of the Indian Penal Code that contains #SeditionLaw was at an advanced stage.

Report by @AishwaryaIyer24

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