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.
The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
Petition Bhushan 🙂
Everyone knows that Bench hunting is not new , particularly by the senior advocates. What’s new?