Supreme Court issues contempt notices to comic Kunal Kamra and cartoonist Rachita Taneja
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and MR Shah, JJ has issued notice to cartoonist Rachita Taneja
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CAT | “Advocates who take shortcuts are bound to be cut short”: CAT, while holding Advocate guilty of contempt; lets him off with severe warning
Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT): A Division Bench of Justice L. Narasimha Reddy (Chairman) and A.K. Bishnoi (Administrative Member) took Suo Motu cognizance
Guj HC | Can apology be accepted as defence, justification or calculated strategy to avoid punishment for an act which tantamount to contempt of court? Court discusses
Gujarat High Court: A Division Bench of Sonia Gokani and N.V. Anjaria, JJ., held that there may not be an actual interference with
Here’s what SC said while sentencing Prashant Bhushan to a fine of Rupee 1 for his contemptuous tweets [DETAILED REPORT]
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Arun Mishra, BR Gavai and Krishna Murari, JJ has sentenced advocate Prashant Bhushan with a fine
Prashant Bhushan Contempt sentence| SC reserves verdict
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Arun Mishra, BR Gavai and Krishna Murari has reserved its verdict on sentence after it found
Prashant Bhushan refuses to offer an ‘insincere’ apology; Says it would be a contempt of his conscience & of the Supreme Court
Advocate Prashant Bhushan, who has been held guilty of contempt of court for his contemptuous tweets has refused to retract his statements
Prashant Bhushan Contempt sentence| SC gives time to Bhushan to reconsider his contemptuous statements
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Arun Mishra, BR Gavai and Krishna Murari, jj has asked advocate Prashant Bhushan to take 2-3
BAI shows dismay over Prashant Bhushan contempt verdict; says exercise of contempt jurisdiction in this manner by SC would do more self harm than good
“Trenchant criticisim, commentary, satire and homour help build institutions in a free society.” After a group of lawyers, released a Statement appealing
A battery of lawyers appeal to SC to review the standards of criminal contempt; say verdict against Prashant Bhushan must not be given effect till then
“An independent judiciary consisting of independent judges and lawyers, is the basis of the rule of law in a Constitutional democracy. Mutual
Guj HC | President GHCAA levelled allegations of corruption, malpractices against HC Registry & called this August Institution a ‘Gambling Den’; Contempt Proceedings initiated
Gujarat High Court: A Division Bench of Sonia Gokani and N.V. Anjaria, JJ., initiated suo motu contempt proceeding of an extremely unfortunate
Cal HC | Rule for contempt issued against Advocate for banging addressing table, thumping microphone and cursing Judge with COVID-19 infection
Calcutta High Court: Dipankar Datta, J., issued a suo motu Rule for contempt against Advocate Bijoy Adhikari while holding his conduct in
Advocate held guilty for criminal contempt of Court for making wild allegations against the Chief Justice
Allahabad High Court: While deciding the present contempt petition, where the contemnor via a Notice to the Supreme Court and the Chief