Bombay High Court Upholds Constitutional Validity of UAPA Anti-Terror Law

The Bombay High Court has dismissed petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and the sedition law (Section 124A of IPC). A division bench held that the UAPA, a stringent anti-terror law, is constitutionally sound. The challenge was brought by a Mumbai resident who argued that the law gives the executive blanket power to designate individuals or organizations as terrorists without adequate safeguards or clear definitions, rendering it unconstitutional. The court found no merit in these arguments.