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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 Court's 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.