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“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...

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...

Justice Karnan and The Challenge He Posed to An Exclusionary Judiciary

Justice C.S Karnan recently extended his support for Prashant Bhushan, who was convicted for contempt of court by the Supreme Court. Justice Karnan described...

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...

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...

Patna High Court: Contempt for Rape Survivors?

A 22-year-old rape survivor has been charged with contempt of court and placed in judicial custody by a Magistrate in the Araria District Court,...

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