The bench mentioned that a 5-judge bench in the Kedar Nath decision of 1962 had retained the section after reading it down so this had to considered before taking a call.
The central government today has sought some time from the Supreme Court to file their response on striking down the Sedition law that has been prevailing since British-era
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that what all crimes come under the ambit of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
The Supreme Court of India heard the Solicitor general today to assess the measures, policy and actions taken by the Central government with respect to the acquiring and administering the COVID19 vaccines. The matter is of the Suo Moto cognizance taken by the Supreme Court by virtue of which the National Task Force was set up.
The SG also mentioned that there might have been a similar systematic failure on part of the Delhi government, but this was the first time that a top government official admitted to a ‘systematic failure’ on part of the Union government, that too before the Supreme Court.