Ahead of the 2024 general elections, the fractious question of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) appears set to snowball into a major political controversy. First, the Law Commission announced that it is seeking views and suggestions on UCC. Then, on Tuesday, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi made a forceful push for a common code. At […]
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Among the slew of colonial-era statutes that survive in India’s criminal law books today, sedition is among the most controversial. Drafted by the British government to kneecap the freedom struggle, the law was effectively used by the colonial administration to imprison Indian leaders on non-specific but sweeping charges. Though the law survived post-Independence, there has […]