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The Central government has told the Supreme Court that the 1962 verdict of the top court in Kedar Nath Singh vs State of Bihar upholding validity of Section 124A of the IPC on sedition is binding on a 3-judge bench.
The Supreme Court will hear on May 10 arguments on whether the petitions challenging validity of sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has to be referred to a Constitution Bench.
The PIL seeks registration of FIR against Thackeray under offences of sedition, breach of peace, causing public nuisance and restraining order from organising press conferences on playing Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakers
Section 124A is used to suppress liberty and stifle voice of dissent, will raise this issue in Parliament as Member of Rajya Sabha, Pawar added during his examination before the Commission of Inquiry for the 2018 case.
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The Central government has sought another week's time to file a reply to the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Section 124A IPC, which deals with Sedition.