Tag: contempt of court
Defiant Karnan 'summons' CJI, Six SC Judges To 'appear Before Him'
In a renewed confrontation with the Supreme Court, Calcutta High Court judge Justice C.S. Karnan on Thursday passed a "judicial order" against seven Supreme Court judges, including Chief Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, for "violating" the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and directed them to "appear" before him on April 28.....
There Should Be No Attempt To Coerce Apology From Me, Bhushan To SC
Advocate Prashant Bhushan in his written submissions to the Supreme Court has said that there should not be any attempt to coerce him into making an apology and asked the court to recall its August 14 judgement holding him guilty of contempt of court as similar statements were made by retired judges and others. ....
Token Fine Of Re 1 For Bhushan In Contempt Case, Failing Which 3-month In Jail
The Supreme Court on Monday imposed a token fine of Re 1 on advocate Prashant Bhushan, convicted in a contempt case for tweets against the judiciary, which if he failed to deposit by September 15, the penalty will then be 3 months in jail and the senior advocate will be barred from practicing law for three years. ....
Prashant Bhushan's Conduct Reflects Ego, Zero Remorse, SC Says During Sentencing
The Supreme Court on Monday while imposing a token fine of Re 1 on advocate Prashant Bhushan, who has been convicted in a contempt case for tweets against the judiciary, said it was not afraid of either sentencing Bhushan or of debarring him from practice. ....
Ex-CBI Interim Chief Rao Held Guilty For Contempt Of Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday held former acting Director of CBI M. Nageswara Rao guilty of contempt of court and sentenced him along with the agency's legal advisor till the rising of the court.....
Painful To Read Bhushan's Reply Justifying His Tweets: Justice Mishra
Justice Arun Mishra, during the hearing on the sentencing of advocate Prashant Bhushan convicted in a contempt case, said it was painful to read Bhushan's reply in justification of his tweets. ....
Delhi Bar Council Summons Prashant Bhushan Over Contempt Case Conviction
The Bar Council of Delhi has issued summons to advocate Prashant Bhushan to appear before it next month and also asked why disciplinary proceedings should not be initiated against him to revoke his enrolment as a lawyer in view of his conviction by the Supreme Court for his contemptuous tweets. ....
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.....
