There Should Be No Criminal Contempt, If The Criticism is Well Founded It Is Fine, If It Is Not Forget About It: Justice Madan Lokur
4 years, 2 months ago

There Should Be No Criminal Contempt, If The Criticism is Well Founded It Is Fine, If It Is Not Forget About It: Justice Madan Lokur

Live Law  

"There should be no criminal contempt. Discussing the appointment of judges in India, Justice Lokur remarked that when a name has been recommended by the High Court collegium, everyone knows and that it is an "open secret". "One of the sitting Supreme Court judges has recently said that the system of virtual court hearings is not working well. Former Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu, Mr N. Ram, in his turn, advanced how advocate Gautam Bhatia, in a "very robust criticism" of the performance of the Supreme Court in the last two years, asserted that one of the Chief Justices was in the process of becoming an "Executive Court" from being the "Rights Court". As regards the "atrocious" judgements in the Ayodhya matter, the UAPA related cases and the Central Vista decision, and whether the Judiciary is lacking to enforce the Constitution and allowing the government to act with impunity, Justice Lokur said that people are free to criticise judgements.

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Contempt of court case: Supreme Court asks AG to assist against Prashant Bhushan
4 years, 6 months ago

Contempt of court case: Supreme Court asks AG to assist against Prashant Bhushan

India TV News  

Contempt of court case: Supreme Court asks AG to assist against Prashant Bhushan 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. The Supreme Court on Thursday asked Attorney General KK Venugopal to assist the court in the 2009 …

Exercise Of Contempt Jurisdiction By SC Does More Self-Harm: Bar Association Of India Expresses Dismay At Contempt Verdict Against Prashant Bhushan [Read Statement]
4 years, 7 months ago

Exercise Of Contempt Jurisdiction By SC Does More Self-Harm: Bar Association Of India Expresses Dismay At Contempt Verdict Against Prashant Bhushan [Read Statement]

Live Law  

The Executive Committee of the Bar Association of India has expressed its dismay at the Supreme Court verdict holding Advocate Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt of court for two tweets over Supreme Court and the CJI. However, the Supreme Court's exercise of suo motu contempt jurisdiction in the present case, has potential for more "self-harm" than the avowed purpose of …

Supreme Court to Consider Larger Questions in 2009 Contempt Case Against Prashant Bhushan, Tarun Tejpal
4 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court to Consider Larger Questions in 2009 Contempt Case Against Prashant Bhushan, Tarun Tejpal

News 18  

The Supreme Court Monday said it would consider certain larger questions in the 2009 contempt case against activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan and journalist Tarun Tejpal as the issue before it has wide ramifications. The top court said it would like to hear arguments from the lawyers as to what should be the process which should be followed in contempt cases where …

SC's judgment on Prashant Bhushan contempt case 'weakens' constitutional democracy, says Sitaram Yechury
4 years, 7 months ago

SC's judgment on Prashant Bhushan contempt case 'weakens' constitutional democracy, says Sitaram Yechury

Firstpost  

Earlier on Friday, the SC held Bhushan guilty of criminal contempt for two tweets against the judiciary, saying they cannot be said to be a fair criticism of the functioning of the judiciary The Supreme Court judgement on Friday holding activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan guilty of criminal contempt for his tweets has weakened India’s Constitutional democracy, alleged CPM general secretary Sitaram …

Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt | What was the hurry, asks Justice Lodha
4 years, 7 months ago

Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt | What was the hurry, asks Justice Lodha

The Hindu  

Former Chief Justice of India R.M. Lodha wondered why the Supreme Court moved quickly to hear the suo motu criminal contempt case against noted civil rights lawyer Prashant Bhushan via a virtual court hearing amid a pandemic. The virtual court system initiated to urgently hear and protect personal liberty, was “actually impairing somebody’s liberty,” he said. “Procedural fairness” Justice Lodha …

Supreme Court to hear on merits if Prashant Bhushan’s remarks on judicial ‘corruption’ amounts to contempt
4 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court to hear on merits if Prashant Bhushan’s remarks on judicial ‘corruption’ amounts to contempt

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday decided to hear on merits whether remarks made by noted civil rights lawyer Prashant Bhushan on judicial “corruption” in a Tehelka interview in 2009 amounts to “ per se contempt”. Mr. Bhushan, his father and senior advocate Shanti Bhushan and their lawyer, Rajeev Dhavan, were visible on the screen showing the pronouncement of the interim …

[Breaking] Prashant Bhushan Contempt Case : SC Registry Rejects Impleadment Application Filed By 16 Civil Society Activists
4 years, 7 months ago

[Breaking] Prashant Bhushan Contempt Case : SC Registry Rejects Impleadment Application Filed By 16 Civil Society Activists

Live Law  

The applicants, through Advocate Prasanna S., have stated that expressing opinion about functioning of the constitutional judiciary or any other public institution is a constitutionally guaranteed right. "The initiation of contempt proceedings against the expression of legitimate concerns in the Alleged Contemnor's tweets, will have a chilling effect on honest critical expression, not just by him but by all members …

Breaking: 16 Prominent Civil Society Members Move SC Seeking Intervention in Prashant Bhushan Contempt Case, Seek Dismissal [Read Application]
4 years, 7 months ago

Breaking: 16 Prominent Civil Society Members Move SC Seeking Intervention in Prashant Bhushan Contempt Case, Seek Dismissal [Read Application]

Live Law  

16 prominent civil society members from varying fields of work have filed an intervention application in the suo motu contempt proceedings pending against Prashant Bhushan before the Supreme Court. Last week, a bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra issued notice to Advocate Prashant Bhushan, asking him to show cause as to why contempt of court proceedings should not be initiated …

N. Ram, Arun Shourie and Prashant Bhushan move Supreme Court against Contempt of Court Act
4 years, 7 months ago

N. Ram, Arun Shourie and Prashant Bhushan move Supreme Court against Contempt of Court Act

The Hindu  

Senior journalists N. Ram and Arun Shourie and advocate Prashant Bhushan have jointly moved the Supreme Court against a law that allows criminal contempt action to be initiated on the “incurably vague” ground that a publication may tend to or even scandalise or lower the authority of a court of law. “‘Scandalising the court’ is rooted in colonial assumption and …

Supreme Court urged to withdraw contempt action against Prashant Bhushan
4 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court urged to withdraw contempt action against Prashant Bhushan

The Hindu  

A group of prominent citizens, including retired judges, former bureaucrats, lawyers and activists, has urged the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision to initiate suo motu contempt proceedings against lawyer Prashant Bhushan and to withdraw it at the earliest, in the interest of justice and fairness and to maintain the court’s dignity. “These questions have been raised by all sections …

Treat contempt with contempt
8 years, 4 months ago

Treat contempt with contempt

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court recently created history by issuing a contempt notice against one of its own former judges, Justice Markandey Katju. More recently, he put up a post on Facebook in which he called a former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court “one of the most corrupt judges in India”. However, Justice Katju’s remarks, unbalanced though they may be, offer …

Do not malign judges, says Supreme Court
8 years, 5 months ago

Do not malign judges, says Supreme Court

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Vilification of judges and the judiciary would lead to the destruction of the system of administration of justice and will not come within the ambit of fair criticism, the Supreme Court has held. If there is a calculated effort to undermine the judiciary, the Courts will exercise their jurisdiction to punish the offender for committing contempt.” The appellants …

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