Sedition Has No Room in Modern Democracies, Time for The Law to Be Repealed
The law has been misused and abused several times even though convictions are extremely rare.
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Rights26/Jul/2021
I must begin this piece with my compliments to those who have filed the recent petition in the Supreme Court challenging the role of Section 124A of the IPC, a colonial law which made sedition a crime, in democratic India.
Sedition, it must be emphasised, is no simple crime. Whoever âbrings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt, or excites or attempts to excite disaffection towards the government established by law in India shall be punished with imprisonment for life to which fine may be added, or with imprisonment which may extend to three years, to which fine may be added, or with fine.â This is a serious offence. And yet, the charge is treated lightly by the police and the prosecution.
JNU appeals students, teachers to restore normalcy in campus
JNU appeals students, teachers to restore normalcy in campus
The Interests Of Student And Teacher Community Have Been Damaged Beyond Repair, He Said While Appealing The Community To Restore Normalcy In The Campus. PTI | Updated on: 22 Mar 2018, 08:07:24 AM
New Delhi:
Hit by a series of protests over various issues, the Jawaharlal Nehru University administration has appealed to students and professors to restore normalcy in the campus and allow the institution to function without interruptions. Centres such as the School of Art and Aesthetics, Centre for French and Francophone Studies and Centre for Historical Studies have been locked down or blockaded by some agitating students. As a result, holding of JNU Entrance Examinations-related viva-voce, M. Phil/ PhD viva voce, classes, mid-semester examinations are facing enormous difficulties, JNU Registrar Pramod Kumar said in a statemen
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FIR against JNU students for unfair restraint, Delhi High Court asks them not to obstruct staff
FIR against JNU students for unfair restraint, Delhi High Court asks them not to obstruct staff
Angry Over Not Being Able To Meet The Vice-Chancellor To Discuss The Attendance Issue, Some Students On Thursday Morning Gheraoed The Administration Block Of The University, And At Midnight, Took Two Senior Officials Of The University As Hostages, Along With The Other Staff.
News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Aishwarya A | Updated on: 17 Feb 2018, 10:05:41 AM
New Delhi:
The Delhi Police, on Friday, registered two FIRs against the students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) after the students took the staff as hostages and gheraoed the administration block over the compulsory attendance row.
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