Overview

• The court dismissed Anil Baburao Baile’s 2021 petition challenging the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and declined to quash the July 10, 2020 NIA notice linked to the Elgaar Parishad case.
• Justices Ajey S. Gadkari and Neela K. Gokhale also rejected the plea to strike down Section 124A of the IPC on sedition.
• The written verdict clarifies that UAPA does not amount to preventive detention and would withstand constitutional scrutiny even if it did.
• The bench relied on the presumption of constitutional validity of statutes and Section 5 of the General Clauses Act to affirm Parliament’s power to define unlawful activities and terrorism.
• The full text of the judgment was released on July 18, providing a comprehensive account of the legal reasoning underpinning the decision.