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The senior counsel said that on hearing the matter, the Supreme Court should have passed a reasoned decision as to why, in their view, the sedition law was bad.

It reflects an acknowledgement by the court of the vast ongoing abuse of Section 124A and the chilling effect it has on legitimate political speech.

"We welcome the Indian Supreme Court’s order to reconsider the sedition law, which has been used arbitrarily and widely against peaceful critics," the UN Human Rights said in a tweet.

DNA Explainer: Challenges on sedition law and interpretation of Supreme Court order - The Supreme Court has put the onus on the Centre to ensure that frivolous cases of sedition are not filed to misuse the law.

Hot Mic with Nidhi Razdan: The Supreme Court's historic decision to put the 162-year-old sedition law on hold till the central government completes the promised exercise to reconsider and re-examine the provision is hugely significant

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for the Centre said he will discuss it with the government and suggested that there can be guidelines on the issue until the government reconsiders the issue. 

What is sedition law, Section 124 A? What does Supreme Courts order mean? - The sedition law came into full force in 1870. In 1973, under the Indira Gandhi government, it became a cognizable offence.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday put on hold the colonial-era penal provision of sedition, and asked the Centre and state governments to refrain from registering any FIRs under the sedition provision, Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, till review of the law by Centre is complete.

On Wednesday, the Government of India (GoI), represented by Tushar Mehta, Additional Solicitor Genral of India, made the case that staying provisions of sedition, upheld by the Constitution, may not be the “correct approach”

Sedition law in India to change soon? Centre to issue reply to Supreme Court today - The Centre is set to issue its reply to the Supreme Court today regarding the current case registered seeking changes in the sedition law.