Disagreeing with govt not sedition, says SC; dismisses PIL seeking action against Farooq Abdullah
(WorldNews India)

Expressing views that are different from government opinion will not attract the offence of sedition, the Supreme Court said today, dismissing a petition against Jammu and Kashmir MP Farooq Abdullah, Bar & Bench reported. A Bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hemant Gupta said that expressing views which are different from the opinion of the government will not be seditious, Bar & Bench reported. The petition against the National Conference leader is linked to his comments protesting against the centre’s move to scrap the special status to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370. The Srinagar MP was under detention in his home on Gupkar Road, Srinagar — that was declared a...