Activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan has regretted the "error" in his tweet of October 21 in which he was critical of Chief Justice of India (CJI) S A Bobde being provided a special helicopter by the Madhya Pradesh government.
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked Attorney General KK Venugopal to assist the court in the 2009 contempt case against Advocate Prashant Bhushan for his remarks in the Tehelka magazine.
Senior lawyer and activist Prashant Bhushan over Supreme Court's decision to pay Rs 1 fine in the contempt of court case held a press conference on August 31.
The senior Congress leader said that Attorney General K K Venugopal and many jurists and lawyers had urged the Supreme Court not to punish him.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce today, its verdict on the quantum of sentence to be awarded to activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan, convicted for contempt of court over his two tweets against the judiciary.
KK Venugopal, Attorney-General (AG) of India, urged the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday to let off lawyer Prashant Bhushan with a warning in the contempt of court case initiated against the activist- lawyer for his tweets criticising the apex court and Chief Justice of India (CJI), SA Bobde.
Advocate Prashant Bhushan on Monday refused to apologise in contempt case over his tweets. Refusing to issue an apology, Prashant Bhushan today said, "an apology would be insincere and contempt of conscience." Bhushan has also filed a statement before the Supreme Court, reiterating that he will not be apologising for his tweets criticising the judiciary.
Earlier on August 14, the Supreme Court had held Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt of court for his tweets. The top court on August 5 had reserved its verdict in the matter after Bhushan defended his two alleged contemptuous tweets.
The Supreme Court has held Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt of court for his tweets. The next hearing on sentence will be held on August 20.
The Supreme Court has held Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt of court for his tweets. The next hearing on sentence will be held on August 20.
The Supreme Court Tuesday initiated suo motu (on its own) contempt proceedings against activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan for his alleged derogatory tweets against the judiciary.
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.
Senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan on Sunday claimed that the marksheet of the shooter who opened fire at a citizenship law protest near Jamia Milia Islamia University on Jan 30 had been forged to show him as a juvenile
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