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The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday ordered the Central government and States not to register any cases for the offence of sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code.

The Supreme Court has put a stay on India's sedition law until it is reconsidered by the Centre. Across the globe, many democratic countries have in the past either eased or completely removed their sedition laws.

In a historic order, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said that the sedition law will be paused until the Centre completes its review. Those already facing sedition charges can approach courts for bail

BREAKING: Sedition law put on hold by SC, no FIR to be registered under Section 124A - As the sedition law is being reviewed by the central government, the Supreme Court has said that no case will be registered under 124A till then.

It is for the first time in the 150-year history of the law that its operation is being held in abeyance

Here are the top highlights of the Supreme Court's historic order putting in abeyance the 1890 colonial-era penal law on sedition, lodging of FIRs, and consequential proceedings under it across the country:

‘Stalling tricks to buy time’: TMC MP Mahua Moitra slams Centre over SC hearing on sedition law - TMC leader Mahua Moitra slammed the Centre for using “stalling tricks to buy time” during the SC hearing of the sedition law.

The top court also asked the government to reply by tomorrow on whether the sedition law can be paused and people charged under it can be protected while the colonial-era law is being reviewed

Former Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar has stated that sedition law is

The Minister was speaking to ANI on the government's decision to re-examine Section 124A when he said that the law would be modified as per the need of the hour.