The senior counsel said that on hearing the matter, the Supreme Court should have passed a reasoned decision as to why, in their view, the sedition law was bad.
The Rajasthan High Court directed that an investigation be carried out in relation to allegations of instigating communal riots, but categorically ordered that no investigation be done on sedition charges.
The government said that in tune with PM Narendra Modi's vision to shed colonial baggage at a time when the country is marking Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, the government has decided to reconsider the provision.
The Supreme Court will hear on May 10 arguments on whether the petitions challenging validity of sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has to be referred to a Constitution Bench.
Earlier CJI NV Ramana had observed that since the government had repealed so many outdated laws, was sedition still needed 75 years after independence.