The 22nd Law Commission of India headed by former Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court Ritu Raj Awasthi has recommended that Section 124A of IPC, which criminalises sedition, should be retained in the statute book.
The Centre on Friday said it would take an informed and reasoned decision after consulting all stakeholders on the Law Commission of India's report for retaining the penal provision for the offence of sedition with model guidelines to curb its misuse. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said the Commission's report on sedition is one of the steps in the extensive consultative
Amid the controversy surrounding whether Hijab should be allowed in Schools or not, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan said on Friday that "Schools have the right to decide their uniforms".