The top court granted time to the Union government to file its response by May 9. On April 27, the SC had said that it would "not entertain any request for adjournment".
The Central government on Wednesday filed an application in the Supreme Court that seeks one more week to submit its response to a batch of petitions challenging the Constitutional validity of the offence of sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code.
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The Supreme Court on Thursday posted for hearing on May 5 a plea filed by former Union minister Arun Shourie seeking direction to declare the sedition law uncon