New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry, on Tuesday informed the Parliament that a Law Commission is reviewing the sedition law and is studying the usage and provisions of Section 124A (sedition law) of the IPC.
This is a major development that comes close on the heels of the arrest of JNU students Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and others on sedition charges.

The same has been a raging debate over the last few weeks in connection to the JNU row where anti-national slogans were raised during an event on Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru.

Reportedly, the Law Commission has identified certain focus areas and formed a sub-group to deliberate on the issues.

Earlier, on Monday, the Delhi High Court reserved its order on the bail plea of JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar, arrested on sedition charges, till March 2.