Retired Army Officer Said Everyone Knows About Sedition Law

Retired army officer Vombatkere said everyone knows what happens in the sedition law.

Retired army officer Major General (retd) SG Vombatkere, who challenged the constitutionality of Section 124-A of sedition in the SC, on Friday.

He said that everyone knows what happens in the case of this colonial law.

Pointing out the misuse of this law, the retired army officer said, “Everyone knows what happens in a sedition case.” What I feel about this is not important. But how people feel is important.

He said that journalists have a better understanding of what people think about the sedition law.

However, he quipped that he is as happy as any other person in the country. But he refused to speak more on this saying that the matter is sub-judice in the court.

Concerned over the misuse of colonial law, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked why the government does not repeal a law used by the British to silence people like Mahatma Gandhi.

Agreeing with the Supreme Court’s view on the sedition law, former Attorney General of the country Mukul Rohatgi on Friday said it has lost its relevance and is of no use, according to the news agency.

Rohatgi said that the British rulers had brought this law to suppress the dissent of the Indians. They feared that the united people might launch a violent campaign against the government.

SC finds a way out on delay in a release after bail of convicts, the system will be developed to deliver orders directly to jails.

The Supreme Court on Friday said it will introduce a system for secure digital transmission of their bail orders in jails across the country.

As many times the authorities wait for bail orders to release prisoners after getting bail.

The country’s Chief Justice NV Ramana on Friday said that the Supreme Court is looking at developing a system for direct delivery of bail orders to jails.

So that jail authorities delay the release of prisoners waiting for a certified copy of the order. Do not

CJI NV Ramana said- “We are in the time of use of technology. We are looking at a scheme called ASTER.

Ask and Secure Transmission of Electronic Records. This means communicating all orders to the concerned jail authorities without waiting.”

A bench headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana directed the general secretary of the apex court to submit a proposal on the scheme which can be followed and also said that it can be implemented in a month.

The court asked all the states to respond to the availability of internet connection in jails across the country, as without this facility such orders cannot be sent to jails.

Along with this, the court has appointed senior advocate Dushyant Dave as an amicus curiae to assist in implementing the scheme.