First published in Sakshi.
Telugu title: సుప్రీంకోర్టు వైఖరి అభినందనీయం
Writing as a High Court advocate in Hyderabad, he welcomes the Supreme Court’s order holding the colonial-era sedition law, Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, in abeyance.
He argues that the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act is similar to the sedition law in form, nature and purpose, and that both undermine citizens’ fundamental rights. Drawing on his own experience of nine UAPA cases, a sedition case and nearly a year in prison, he asks the Court to take the same approach to the UAPA.