SC officers have been asked to explain why a joint plea by Prashant Bhushan, N. Ram and Arun Shourie against Contempt of Courts Act wasn't listed before bench hearing similar cases.
A top court bench had Wednesday reserved verdict in the criminal contempt proceedings against Bhushan for two alleged derogatory tweets against the judiciary.
Prashant Bhushan's counsel argued that the senior lawyer had made immense contribution to the development of jurisprudence and there are at least 50 judgments to his credit.
Supreme Court Tuesday sought an apology from senior advocate Prashant Bhushan in the contempt case. The court said it would hear the matter if Bhushan didn't apologise.
Advocate Prashant Bhushan apologised for mentioning that CJI S.A. Bobde was not wearing a helmet while astride a Harley Davidson, as he didn’t notice the bike was on a stand.
The decision by the Supreme Court to revive the 11-year old contempt case against Prashant Bhushan will finally answer long-pending questions about the functioning of the Indian judiciary.
Their petition states that Section 2(c)(i) of the Contempt of Court Act has the effect of threatening dissenters and critics, and silences legitimate criticism and dissent.
The judges, who had signed a solidarity statement issued by 131 jurists & activists, called on Supreme Court to 'maintain the dignity' of the court and be open to public discussion.
In a statement released Monday, 131 prominent personalities including former SC judge Justice Madan B. Lokur urged the Supreme Court to withdraw its contempt notice against advocate Prashant Bhushan.
While the commission didn’t mention provisions under which IndiGo's market domination would be examined, Competition Act 2002 prohibits abuse of dominant position by any enterprise.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
Petition Bhushan 🙂
Everyone knows that Bench hunting is not new , particularly by the senior advocates. What’s new?