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    • Prashant Bhushan: India lawyer fined one rupee for tweets - BBC
      • A prominent Indian lawyer and civil rights activist has been asked to pay a symbolic fine of one rupee after being found guilty of contempt of court. The Supreme Court took action against Prashant Bhushan, 63, for posting two tweets that it found derogatory.
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      Prashant Bhushan: India lawyer fined one rupee for tweets - BBC

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  3. blog.ipleaders.in › critical-analysis-prashantCritical analysis of Prashant Bhushan’s contempt of court case

    Oct 7, 2020 · On 21st July, 2020 Adv. Mahek Maheshwari filed a contempt petition in the Supreme Court against Prashant Bhushan (Contemnor No.1) alleging his tweets as “cheap publicity stunt” with an attempt to “spread hatred in the form of anti-India campaign” and against Twitter (Contemnor No.2) for not putting down the alleged tweets.

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  4. indiankanoon.org › doc › 172868218In Re Prashant Bhushan vs Court That A Notice Was Issued To ...

    Aug 14, 2020 · A petition came to be filed in this Court by one Mahek Maheshwari bringing to the notice of this Court, a tweet made by Mr. Prashant Bhushan, Advocate, alleged contemnor No.1 praying therein to initiate contempt proceedings against the alleged contemnors for wilfully and deliberately using hate/scandalous speech against this Court and entire ...

  5. www.main.sci.gov.in › supremecourt › 2020SUO MOTU CONTEMPT PETITION (CRL.) NO.1 OF 2020

    contempt vide judgment dated 14.08.2020, Dr. Rajeev Dhavan and Shri. Dushyant Dave, learned senior counsel appearing for the contemnor Shri. Prashant Bhushan raised the following arguments: (i) That the copy of the petition on the basis of which the suo motu.

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  7. www.drishtiias.com › daily-updates › daily-newsPrashant Bhushan Judgement & The Law of Contempt

    Aug 17, 2020 · Recently, the Supreme Court has held the advocate Prashant Bhushan as guilty of contempt of court for his two tweets criticising the judiciary. Bhushan's first tweet pertained to a picture of Chief Justice SA Bobde in which he is seen sitting on a high-end motorcycle.

  8. blog.ipleaders.in › orders-sc-prashant-bhushansOrders of the SC in Prashant Bhushan’s contempt of court case

    Mar 23, 2021 · The contempt case of Prashant Bhushan was in the limelight due to the observations of the Supreme Court. The Court imposed a fine of Re. 1 and failure to do so would have led him to the imprisonment of three months or bar from practising law for three years.

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  9. indianexpress.com › article › explainedSC holds Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt: What the ...

    Aug 14, 2020 · The SC has held two tweets by lawyer Prashant Bhushan amount to contempt of court. Does this differ from previous rulings? How does it compare with the way other democracies have dealt with contempt?

  10. www.scobserver.in › cases › in-re-prashant-bhushanContempt Petition Against Prashant Bhushan - Supreme Court ...

    Oct 19, 2021 · The Supreme Court initiated suo moto criminal contempt proceedings against Advocate Prashant Bhushan and Twitter India, on the basis of two tweets posted by Bhushan on the social media platform.