Does merely disapproving of the government amount to sedition? In Debi Soren vs State, 1950, the court thought so. What consequences did that have for free speech in India? Plus, in this episode of The Longest Constitution, we look at how the Indira Gandhi government tried every unconstitutional means to abolish the privy purses in 1970 (it was struck down by the Supreme Court anyway). Finally, we look at the famous case of preventive detention, AK Gopalan vs State of Madras (1950) and look at the long dark shadow it casts.

Reading material:

• https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1894387/
• http://www.commonlii.org/in/journals/INJlConLaw/2007/2.pdf
• https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1857950/
• https://theleaflet.in/decoding-the-history-of-sedition-law-in-india/
• https://www.cam.ac.uk/files/a-tryst-with-destiny/index.html

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