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The Central government Monday told the Supreme Court that the process to re-examine Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which criminalises sedition, is at an advanced stage.
The bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala took note of the submission of Attorney General R Venkataramani, who was representing the Central government.
A host of petitions had alleged that the law has been used 'recklessly' in Pakistan, served as a 'notorious tool for the suppression of dissent,' and also curbed the right to free speech and expression guaranteed by Article 19 of the Pakistani constitution.
A batch of petitions argued that Section 124-A of the Pakistan Penal Code had been recklessly used in the country to stifle dissent.
The Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, on Friday, said that the judiciary should not overstep its boundaries and enter into executive domain but should leave the task of running the country to the elected representatives.