An arbitration and mediation body in Hyderabad offers a template for other such institutions, says P. Madhava Rao
The Supreme Court must set an example in ensuring a harassment-free, safe, and a respectful workplace in the judiciary, says Tiasha Mukherjee
The Apex court has taken a progressive leap to ensure substantive equality and disability rights, says Niloprovo Majumder.
The untainted teachers hit by the apex court judgement in the WBSSC case have been deprived of their right to life, says Alok Ray
India should take steps to enhance public participation in crime control, says Srinivas Madhav
The Delhi government challenged Delhi High Court’s order to give a stay notice to bike-taxi aggregator Rapido and Uber and allow them to operate two-wheel services.
“High Court is seized of the matter. Why are you duplicating it? Let it come before the regular bench,” the apex court told petitioners.
There have been several high-profile cases that highlight the controversial application of this law in Independent India too.
Introduced during the colonial era, Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) defines sedition as any act that attempts to bring hatred, contempt, or disaffection towards the government of India.
Declining to entertain the plea challenging the Delhi High Court’s May 29 order, Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia, heading a vacation bench also comprising Justice KV Viswanathan, said: “Sorry we are not entertaining these petitions during the vacation."
