Sedition

Macaulay to Modi

Rijul Singh Uppal

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Routledge
07 June 2024

Asian history; Social groups; Politics & government; Legal history; Offences against the government

The liberal use of the sedition law in recent years, mainly by state governments intolerant of dissenting opinion, has provoked justified controversy. After some prominent individuals fell afoul of the law, activists, journalists, lawyers, and jurists took up cudgels on behalf of the victims, and demanded that the law be scrapped, as it belongs to the colonial era. The Supreme Court of India, in May 2022, admitted a host of petitions challenging the law as upheld in Kedar Nath Singh vs Union of India, 1961.

The author believes that the fundamental right to free speech is a non-negotiable right in a democratic country, but the law is relevant for countering threats to national security and sovereignty. Examining the trajectory of the sedition law from its introduction by the British colonial power and its subsequent rejection by the Constituent Assembly of India, the author observes that the statute had to be hastily restored by the Provisional Parliament to cope with the challenges posed by communal rioting in many parts of the country, several years after independence. As such, it is pertinent in times of crisis. The current law undeniably needs safeguards against political misuse, but deserves a place on the statute.

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By: Rijul Singh Uppal
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 520g
ISBN: 9781032768946
ISBN 10: 1032768940
Pages: 188
Publication Date: 07 June 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rijul Singh Uppal is an advocate practicing at the Courts and Tribunals in New Delhi. He did his Master (LL.M.) in Transnational Crime and Justice from UNICRI, Turin, in partnership with UN mandated University of Peace (UPEACE), Costa Rica. The present work is the fruit of a deep interest in constitutional issues that impact contemporary politics and public life.

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Macaulay to Modi

Rijul Singh Uppal

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