New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday put on hold Andhra Pradesh government’s action against two TV channels and issued a notice to the state government asserting, “It’s time we define limits of sedition.”
“The Andhra Pradesh government should not take any coercive steps against Telugu news channels TV5 and ABN Andhra Jyoti,” the Supreme Court said.
“The Andhra Pradesh government’s act of filing sedition cases against the channels is muffling channels. It is time the court defined sedition,” said Justice D.Y. Chandrachud.
The court also said, “We are of the view that provisions of 124A and 153 of the IPC (Indian Penal Code) require interpretation, particularly on the issue of rights of press and free speech.”
Section 124 A deals with sedition and 153 with provocation for riots.
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