CNN Central News & Network – ITDC India E-Press / ITDC News Bhopal / Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). The division bench of Chief Justice A.S. Gadkari and Justice Neela Gokhale stated that the law aligns with the Constitution and has received the President’s assent, hence it cannot be termed unconstitutional.
The petition was filed in 2021 by Anil Baburao Baile, who came under the NIA’s investigation in the Elgar Parishad case. In his plea, Baile had also sought to declare Section 124A (sedition) of the Indian Penal Code unconstitutional along with UAPA.
The petitioner argued that provisions under the UAPA give the government the power to designate any individual or organization as terrorist or unlawful without sufficient clarity. He also contended that the 2001 amendment to the UAPA enables the government to take harsh action against Indian citizens in the name of the United Nations.
The court, however, rejected these arguments, observing that the law has been passed through due legislative process and is in accordance with the spirit of the Constitution.
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