Tag: Supreme Court
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...
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...
Criminal Contempt Petition in SC Against Swara Bhaskar
A petition moved before the Supreme Court on August 16 has sought the initiation of criminal contempt of court proceedings against Swara Bhaskar for...
Draft EIA: SC rejects Delhi HC order for translation into 22...
On 13th August 2020 (Thursday), the Supreme Court of India allowed the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC) to withdraw its plea...
Supreme Court holds Prashant Bhushan Guilty of Contempt of Court
The Supreme Court has held Senior Advocate Prashant Bhushan guilty of Contempt of Court for his tweets about Supreme Court and Chief Justice of...
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...
The ‘VADH’/Annihilation Of The Indian Republic
The sovereign-democratic Indian Republic came into existence on January 26, 1950 coinciding with the promulgation of a historic constitution which in its Preamble declared...
Criminal Contempt: Should It Be Unconstitutional?
Last week, a petition was filed before the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of a criminal contempt provision. This was filed by Advocate Prashant...