Express News Service NEW DELHI: India’s Chief Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde has launched a series of measures to address the crisis in the judiciary following an unprecedented letter from Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, October 6, 2020. In his letter which was later officially released to the …
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On Friday, the Supreme Court issued Proof of Cause notices to the comedian. Kunal kamra and the cartoonist Rachita Taneja on the reasons that request the initiation of a contempt of court process against them, reported ANI. The court of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy and MR Shah asked …
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On Friday, the Supreme Court will issue its order on a handful of petitions seeking the initiation of contempt of court proceedings against comedian Kunal Kamra for his tweets “mocking” the superior court and especially the Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde and Justice DY Chandrachud. A bench of …
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On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that it will make orders on the contempt statements filed against comedian Kunal Kamra and cartoonist Sanitary Panels, who are facing criminal contempt charges for their tweets against the Supreme Court of India. A bench of judges Ashok Bhushan, RS Reddy and MR Shah …
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Written by Apurva Vishwanath | New Delhi | Updated: December 3, 2020 10:48:50 am Attorney General of India K Venugopal. (Express Photo: Tashi Tobgyal, File) Indian Attorney General KK Venugopal on Tuesday consent granted initiate criminal proceedings for contempt of court against comic book illustrator Rachita Taneja for allegedly scandalizing …
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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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By: PTI | New Delhi | November 28, 2020 10:12:21 pm Attorney General KK Venugopal (Archive) Attorney General KK Venugopal has refused consent to the initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against Prashant Bhushan for his tweets criticizing the Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde receiving a special helicopter from …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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