New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday fined lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan Re 1 in the contempt of court case against him for his tweets on Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde and former CJIs, ruling that it has taken his conduct into consideration.
The court also said Bhushan can face jail for three months and will be debarred from practice for three years if he doesn’t pay the fine by 15 September.
Reading out the verdict, the bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra said it had considered “the sane advice given by the Attorney General and concluded that the conduct of present contemnor also needs to be taken into consideration”.
“His conduct reflects adamance and ego, which has no place in the system of administration of justice and in noble profession, and no remorse is shown for the harm done to the institution to which he belongs,” the judgment read.
The court further noted that everyone does have the freedom of expression but at the same time must they respect the rights of others.
The court also said an in-house procedure should be adopted for complaints of corruption against judges, adding that the judges press conference in 2018 was wrong.
Good riddance.