New Delhi, July 4 -- The Supreme Court has issued notice to Madhya Pradesh government on a plea filed by former Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) chief Safdar Nagori who has sought clarification on the stay of the sedition law which has stalled his appeal proceedings pending before the Madhya Pradesh high court.

In 2017, a district court in Madhya Pradesh awarded life sentence to Nagori and 11 others for the possession of weapons, explosives, ammunition and for the plotting of "anti-national" activities, following their arrest by a Special Task Force in March 2008.

During the last leg of arguments on May 15 this year, the top court issued an order to the Madhya Pradesh high court directing all proceedings related to sedition to ...