Tag: contempt of court
“Precious Judicial Time Wasted On Contempt Hearings”: Bombay HC
"Judiciary must be open to criticism. Contempt is the last resort and weapon. This is my personal opinion. Because precious judicial time is wasted...
Kunal Kamra suggests top court hear demonetisation, J&K status pleas than...
Stand-up comedian, Kunal Kamra has refused to apologise for his tweets criticising the Supreme Court reiterating that "silence of the Supreme Court on matters of other's...
Supreme Court reserves sentencing of Prashant Bhushan in contempt case
The Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra on Tuesday reserved judgment on the sentence in the suo moto contempt case against Advocate...
AG Declines consent to Initiate Contempt Proceedings against Swara Bhasker
Attorney General KK Venugopal has declined to grant consent to initiate contempt proceedings against actress Swara Bhaskar. He further stated that her remarks about...
Prashant Bhushan and Contempt Laws in Democracies
The Supreme Court has found Prashant Bhushan guilty for contempt for two tweets both of which the Court found ‘undermines the dignity and authority...
Contempt of Criticism: Prashant Bhushan contempt case
The Hon’ble Supreme Court on 14th August held Mr. Prashant Bhushan guilty of criminal contempt for making two tweets:
When historians in the future...
Lawyers Protest Against Prashant Bhushan Verdict Outside Bangalore City Civil Court
Lawyers from the Indian Association of Lawyers and All India Lawyers Association for Justice stood in protest outside the City Civil Court in Bangalore...
Prashant Bhushan: Open criticism of Institutions is necessary in a democracy
Senior advocate and activist Prashant Bhushan on Thursday told the Supreme Court that he was “pained” that the bench had held him guilty of...
Bangalore: Lawyers Protest Against SC Verdict on Prashant Bhushan
On August 18, members of the Indian Association of Lawyers, advocates, and human rights activists from Bangalore held a protest at Maurya Circle, against...
Prashant Bhushan Contempt Case: Are Judges above the law?
Advocate Prashant Bhushan has not backed down from exposing corruption within the judiciary even after the Supreme Court charged him with contempt of court...
