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Supreme Court: <\/strong> A bench headed by AM Khanwilkar, J has refused to entertain a plea seeking framing of a proper mechanism to deal with alleged misuse of the sedition law by the government machinery. Dismissing the plea filed by a social activist, the Court said it was open for the petitioner to approach the appropriate authority.<\/p>\n

At the outset, the court told advocate Utsav Singh Bains, appearing for the petitioner, that he could not seek quashing of an FIR in a sedition case filed against the management of a Karnataka school for allegedly allowing students to stage an anti-CAA and anti-NRC drama.<\/p>\n

Bains told the bench that he was not pressing for a prayer of FIR quashing and that the petitioner has also sought a direction for framing of a proper mechanism to deal with the alleged misuse of the sedition law.<\/p>\n

The bench said,<\/p>\n

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“Let the affected party come and we will hear them. Why it should be done at your instance,”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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