Voicing dissent against government not sedition, says Supreme Court

Dismisses PIL against Farooq Abdullah over his comments on Article 370

Observing that expression of a view which is dissent from a decision taken by the central government itself cannot be said to be seditious, the Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a PIL seeking action against National Conference president Farooq Abdullah over his comments on abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution.

A Bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hemant Gupta rejected the plea and also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the petitioners for making such claims and directed them to deposit the amount with the Supreme Court Advocates Welfare Fund within four weeks. 
 

“The expression of a view