Settling disputes made easier
The setting up of an office of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in India should boost use of this alternative dispute redressal mechanism, say Harsh Mahaseth and Aryaman Keshav
The setting up of an office of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in India should boost use of this alternative dispute redressal mechanism, say Harsh Mahaseth and Aryaman Keshav
Proposed amendments to Pakistan’s Constitution will undermine independence of the judiciary, says Khwaja Ahmad Hosain
Does the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code fix debt or fuel the economy, asks Debarshi Chakraborty
Does India’s new criminal law place too many barriers on the registration of an FIR by a citizen, asks Surja Kanta Baladhikari.
Can India get parental consent right in the DPDP Act, asks Pakhi Garg
“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."
"During questioning, Sahil said that he had bought the knife used in the murder about 15 days ago from a weekly market," police sources said.
