Prashant Bhushan was found guilty of contempt of court and fined Re 1 (file) New Delhi: Lawyer and activist Prashant Bhushan has presented to the Supreme Court the right to appeal against his conviction last month in a criminal contempt case, arguing that there are possibilities for “arbitrary, retaliatory and …
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NEW DELHI: activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan, convicted and awarded a rupee fine for his derogatory tweets against the judiciary, on Saturday the Supreme Court requested that the right of appeal against convictions in original criminal contempt cases be heard by a larger and different court. On August 31, Bhushan was …
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On Thursday, the Supreme Court asked Attorney General (AG) KK Venugopal to assist the court as Amicus Curiae in the 2009 criminal contempt of court case against lawyer Prashant Bhushan for his comments to a magazine that former chief justices of India (CJI) had been corrupt. . The request was …
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court accepted the statement of activist lawyer on Thursday Prashant Bhushan to seek help from the Attorney General KK Venugopal in a 2009 contempt case against the defender and journalist Tarun Tejpal. In November 2009, the high court had issued notices of contempt of Bhushan and …
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The contempt case against Prashant Bhushan is 11 years old. New Delhi: The Supreme Court today requested the help of Attorney General KK Venugopal in an 11-year contempt case against lawyer and activist Prashant Bhushan. The higher court asked the Attorney General to help the court decide the most important …
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The repercussions of the criminal contempt case brought by the Supreme Court against lawyer Prashant Bhushan have not yet ended. Although the high court fined Bhushan a paltry sum of 1 rupees, the judgment left enough leeway to also ensure that Bhushan’s license to practice law can be suspended. “Pursuant …
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NEW DELHI: Activist Attorney Prashant Bhushan, convicted and fined by the Supreme Court for contempt The court said that this power is sometimes misused or abused in an attempt to stifle free speech or discussion about the judiciary. He called the contempt for judicial jurisdiction “very dangerous” and said it …
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New Delhi: Justice Arun Mishra’s last day as Supreme Court justice left something of a controversy, just as did his eventful six-year tenure. In a letter to the Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), Dushyant Dave, made a strong exception to …
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NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Dushyant Dave on Wednesday he wrote to President of the Supreme Court of India (CJI) Sharad Arvind Bobde expressing his disappointment for not having been invited to speak at the farewell to Justice Arun Kumar Mishra. “As President of the Supreme Court …
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By: Express News Service | New Delhi | Updated: September 2, 2020 4:35:05 pm (From left to right) Justice Arun Mishra, CJI SA Bobde and Chief Supreme Court Counsel Dushyant Dave. Lead attorney and president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), Dushyant Dave Wednesday, alleged that he was not …
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