NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice of proven cause to the comedian Kunal kamra in three contempt petitions accusing him of posting ‘stubborn’ (intentionally disobedient to authority) tweets against the Supreme Court. The court said Kamra did not need to appear in person to answer the …
Read More »Kunal Kamra and the elasticity of justice
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 »AG assent for second contempt statement against Kamra | India News
NEW DELHI: After granting permission to proceed against Kunal kamra For virulently criticizing the Supreme Court, Attorney General KK Venugopal on Friday gave his consent to another contempt process against the comedian for his tweet against the Chief Justice. In his consent letter to a lawyer, Venugopal said that the …
Read More »Why weren’t Kamra’s tweets deleted in SC? Home panel to Twitter | India News
NEW DELHI: Parliament’s joint committee examining the data privacy bill brought together representatives from Twitter and asked why the social media platform had not acted against the standing comic. Kunal kamraMango of his “offensive” tweets against the Chief Justice of India SA Bobde and the Supreme Court. The panel’s Twitter …
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