New Delhi: Attorney General KK Venugopal avoided another controversy over attempts to restrict freedom of expression when he refused to consent to the initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against Prashant Bhushan for his tweets criticizing the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India (CJI) SA Bobde received a special …
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The live comedian’s tweet “rude innuendo against the entirety of the Supreme Court,” says the Attorney General. India’s Attorney General KK Venugopal on Thursday gave his consent to initiate criminal contempt action in the Supreme Court against comedian Kunal Kamra over a series of tweets that “clearly cross the line …
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Kunal Kamra has posted several tweets to the Supreme Court and judges since Wednesday. Highlight Comedian criticized the high court for granting provisional bail to Arnab Goswami Tweets crossed the line between humor and contempt: Attorney General The tweets are a “grave innuendo” against the high court and its judges, …
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Prashant Bhushan (Reuters file) Prashant Bhushan must pay the fine by September 15 or he will be imprisoned for 3 months and banned from practicing for 3 years. CNN-News18 Last update: August 31, 2020 12:43 PM IST FOLLOW US: On Monday, the Supreme Court imposed a symbolic Re 1 sentence …
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