Tag: Prashant Bhushan
Notice To Prashant Bhushan On Contempt Plea
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to advocate Prashant Bhushan on a contempt plea filed by Attorney General K.K. Venugopal and the Centre saying that Bhushan tweeted that the AG "fabricated" minutes of a selection panel meeting on the appointment of then acting CBI Director M. Nageswara Rao that was cleared by the panel.....
Centre Tells SC: Rafale Documents Are Stolen
The Centre on Wednesday told the court that documents related to Rafale that have appeared in the media and cited by petitioners seeking a recall of the December 14 ruling giving a clean chit to the government on the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets were privileged documents stolen from the Defence Ministry. ....
SC Reserves Order In 2009 Contempt Case Against Bhushan
The Supreme Court Tuesday said it has not received the apology submitted by lawyer Prashant Bhushan so far and reserved the order in a 2009 contempt case against him. ....
SC Decides To Hear Prashant Bhushan's 2009 Contempt Case
The Supreme Court on Monday said that it will hear in detail whether any comment on corruption against judges tantamount to contempt of court or not, adding that it will hear the 2009 contempt case against lawyer Prashant Bhushan. ....
SC Holds Prashant Bhushan Guilty Of Contempt Of Court
The Supreme Court on Friday held advocate Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt of court for his tweets criticising Chief Justice S.A. Bobde and the judiciary.....
Will Seek August 14 Verdict's Review: Bhushan's Counsel To SC
Senior Advocate Rajeev Dhavan on Monday told the Supreme Court that his client Prashant Bhushan will file a review petition against the apex court's August 14 verdict to hold the activist-lawyer guilty of contempt of court for his tweet criticising the judiciary. ....
SC To Bhushan: We Have Always Been Fair To You, Don't Know If You've Been To Us
The Supreme Court on Thursday told the counsel appearing for advocate Prashant Bhushan, during a hearing on sentencing in a contempt case where the court held Bhushan guilty, that the court has always been fair to him, but do not know whether he has been fair to the court.....
There's A Lakshman Rekha For Everything: SC To Bhushan
Supreme Court judge Justice Arun Mishra told Prashant Bhushan there is a Lakshman Rekha for everything, alluding to a set of norm or convention that should never be broken. The remark came on Thursday during the hearing on sentencing of Bhushan who was convicted of criminal contempt.....
SC Protects Prashant Bhushan From Arrest For Ramayana, Mahabharata Tweets
The Supreme Court Friday protected lawyer Prashant Bhushan from arrest in an FIR lodged in Gujarat by a retired Army personnel Jaydev Joshi for hurting Hindu religious sentiment by using "opium" with Ramayana and Mahabharata.....
BCI Asks Delhi Bar Council To Examine Prashant Bhushan Case
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has asked the Bar Council of Delhi to examine the conviction of advocate Prashant Bhushan by the Supreme Court in a contempt case for tweets against the judiciary, and the penalty of Rs 1 it levied and proceed as per law. ....
