- Supreme court has set May 10 as the date to hear arguments about the plea challenging the constitutional validity of Section 124 A of the Indian Penal Code that deals with sedition.
- The Bench has asked the Centre to file its counter affidavit on the matter by May 9 and both the petitioner and the Central government were asked to submit their arguments.
- A bench headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana was hearing two writ petitions filed by former retired army official S G Vombatkere and the Editors Guild of India.