The question is: Question: What is contempt of court?Answer: a joke. That’s literally true in India today – three Supreme Court jokes, posted on Twitter by comedian Kunal Kamra, are likely to attract contempt of the court proceedings against him. That is, in fact, the wise advice of the Attorney …
Read More »The Attorney General agrees to a new contempt action against comedian Kunal Kamra
Venugopal says the tweet tends to reduce the authority of the Supreme Court and undermine public trust in it On Friday, Attorney General KK Venugopal gave his consent to initiate a new contempt action against comedian Kunal Kamra for his “extremely vulgar and disgusting” tweet with a two-finger photograph intended …
Read More »Attorney General Allows Contempt Proceedings Against Comedian Kunal Kamra
Kunal Kamra faces contempt for his tweets New Delhi: Attorney General KK Venugopal today gave his consent to a contempt process against comedian Kunal Kamra in his November 18 tweet, saying it was “extremely vulgar and obnoxious” and tended to undermine the authority of the Supreme Court. Last week, the …
Read More »Why no action is taken on Kunal Kamra’s tweets, Parliament panel asks Twitter to reply within 7 days
A joint committee of Parliament for Data Protection asked Twitter on Thursday why it has not taken any action against tweets by comedian Kunal Kamra about India’s Chief Justice, ANI reported. BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi and Congressional MP Vivek Tankha questioned Twitter’s chief of policy. In response to this questioning, …
Read More »Selective focus of the Supreme Court will not avoid the ‘path of destruction’
The Supreme Court’s decision to grant a provisional bond to Republic TV’s Arnab Goswami has sparked strong reactions. Among people who identify themselves as liberal, there are three broad lines of thought. First, there are those who feel that Goswami should not have received a bond in the first place. …
Read More »I don’t mean to retract my tweets or apologize, says defiantly Kamra | India News
NEW DELHI: One day after a criminal contempt case was initiated against Kunal kamra For posting “disparaging” tweets against the Supreme Court, the comedian published an open letter, saying he would not retract his posts or apologize. Along with the statement, he tweeted: “No lawyers, no apologies, no fines, no …
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MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena said on Friday the accusations of land deals between the families of the Prime Minister of Maharashtra. Uddhav Thackeray and the late Anvay Naik were attempts to change the direction of the investigation into the suicide of the Alibaug interior designer. The main spokesperson for the …
Read More »SC contempt case: “I do not intend to retract a tweet or apologize,” says Kunal Kamra | India News
NEW DELHI: Stand up comic Kunal kamra on Friday he said he is ready to face contempt proceedings against him and that his views have not changed. “No lawyers, no apologies, no fine, no wasted space,” Kamra tweeted. No lawyers, no apologies, no fines, no wasted space 🙏🙏🙏 https://t.co/B1U7dkVB1W – …
Read More »‘He will not apologize’: Kunal Kamra tweets to Supreme Court justices about contempt lawsuit
A day after Attorney General KK Venugopal gave his consent to initiate contempt proceedings against Kunal Kamra, the live comedian on Friday tweeted an open letter to the Supreme Court justices and the Center’s chief legal officer and stated that he did not intend to retract or apologize for his …
Read More »Lawyer seeks contempt case against Kunal Kamra for his tweets about Arnab de SC’s verdict
Mumbai lawyer Rizwan Siddiquee has written to the attorney general calling for contempt of court proceedings against comedian Kunal Kamra. After the Supreme Court granted Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami provisional bail on Wednesday, comedian Kunal Kamra made a series of tweets in which he lashed out at the Supreme …
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