Bombay HC puts Maha govt's sedition circular on hold

September 22, 2015 15:42

The Bombay High Court has directed the police not to act on sedition circular issued by the Maharashtra government.

A PIL had been filed in the Bombay HC challenging Maharashtra government's recent circular which said that sedition charges can be imposed on anybody who, by words, signs or visible representation, criticises politicians or elected representatives belonging to the government.

The petitioner Narendra Sharma had contended that the circular dated August 27 amounts to violation of the fundamental rights of a person and sought the High Court's direction to quash and set it aside.

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