Passed by Sydney Rowlatt (Judge).He was the President of Sedition Committee.             Meaning of sedition: rebel, uprising, political uprising             This Act had been hurriedly passed through the Imperial Legislative Council despite the united opposition of the Indian members.             Feature:              It gave the government enormous powers to repress political activities, and allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two years.             Reaction:             Gandhiji in 1919 decided to launch a nationwide satyagraha hartal on 6 April.             The British administration decided to clamp down on nationalists. Local leaders were picked up from Amritsar, and Mahatma Gandhi was barred from entering Delhi. if u like follow me