In Brief
A writ petition challenges the constitutional validity of Section 124-A (sedition) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and seeks reconsideration of the 1962 Constitution Bench judgment in Kedar Nath Singh v. State of Bihar that upheld it. The Court issued notice on the petition, returnable in July 2021, and directed additional service on the Attorney General's office. The substantive merits of the constitutional challenge were not decided at this stage, with the matter adjourned pending proper hearing.
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