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Arun Shourie joins sedition law fight in Supreme Court -R Balaji

-The Telegraph

Advocate Prashant Bhushan calls for urgent hearing, but no firm assurance from CJI Ramana

The NGO Common Cause and veteran journalist and former Union minister Arun Shourie on Thursday joined the chorus in the Supreme Court for striking down as unconstitutional the sedition law, alleging its increasing misuse by governments against citizens.

The apex court has already listed for hearing on May 5 and 6 a bunch of similar petitions challenging the continuance of the British-era law in the statues. However, a joint petition filed by Shourie and Common Cause in July last year has not been clubbed with them or listed separately.

On Thursday, advocate Prashant Bhushan mentioned the petition for urgent hearing. However, Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana did not give any firm assurance.

The top court had on Wednesday asked the Centre to make its stance on the sedition law’s continuance clear by this weekend and said it would not grant any more adjournments and dispose of the matter finally after the May 5-6 hearings.

Shourie, a former BJP leader, and Common Cause have alleged that the sedition law — Section 124A of the penal code — violates the fundamental rights of equality, free speech, and life and personal liberty.

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