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TopicPrashant Bhushan

Topic: Prashant Bhushan

SC’s Rafale verdict shocking and disappointing, say Shourie, Yashwant & Bhushan

Petitioners say Supreme Court has taken ‘dangerous step in condoning total disregard of procedures’.

Modi govt tells Supreme Court to figure out if it’s competent to review Rafale case

Attorney General K.K. Venugopal said Rafale was a matter for experts, not one for judicial review based on media reports & documents.

Shourie, Sinha & Bhushan move Supreme Court on Rafale, seek court-monitored CBI probe

Former Union ministers Arun Shourie and Yashwant Sinha along with lawyer Prashant Bhushan complained about Rafale deal to ousted CBI chief Alok Verma.

Arun Shourie, Prashant Bhushan meet CBI chief to demand probe into Rafale deal

In addition to a detailed complaint, they have also submitted documents supporting their arguments for the need of probe. New Delhi: Lawyer Prashant Bhushan and former Union...

Supreme Court refuses to stop deportation of 7 Rohingya Muslims

The move comes after a Rohingya refugee sought to restrain the Central govt from deporting the refugees who completed their jail term in Assam.

Modi’s Rafale deal is largest defence scam, says Arun Shourie

In press conference, Shourie, Yashwant Sinha and Prashant Bhushan allege PM Modi has compromised national security with Rafale deal.

Lawyer Prashant Bhushan wants Allahabad HC judge booked in MCI bribery case, writes to CJI

CJI Dipak Misra recommended Justice Shukla’s impeachment to President Ram Nath Kovind, but Modi government is to act on it.

Supreme Court judge Chelameswar upholds convention on last day, sits with CJI Misra

Jasti Chelameswar, who officially retires on 22 June, has been fairly outspoken against Chief Justice Dipak Misra in the last few months.

Supreme Court bench set to rule on case allotment powers of chief justice on Wednesday

The three-judge bench hearing the ‘administrative powers of CJI’ case is headed by Dipak Misra himself. Its ruling will be binding on him and all future CJIs.

Shanti & Prashant Bhushan move Supreme Court against powers of chief justice

They have argued that ‘master of roster’ could not be an ‘unguided and unbridled discretionary power, exercised arbitrarily by the CJI by hand-picking benches of select judges.’

On Camera

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.