Prashant Bhushan said that scandalising the court or lowering the authority of the court is the problematic part of the contempt case as that is directly in conflict with freedom of speech.
The one-rupee fine slapped on Prashant Bhushan puts the spotlight on the judiciary’s ability to handle dissent
Failing to pay the fine amount of one rupee, Prashant Bhushan will be barred from legal practice for thee years and face thee-month jail term, the Supreme...
The Supreme Court had on Tuesday reserved its judgment on the contempt of court case against Prashant Bhushan.
A surge of solidarity—from the legal fraternity, intellectuals and civil society—ensures the SC softens its punitive stance on the Prashant Bhushan...
Prashant Bhushan's counsel Rajeev Dhavan told the top court its order of August 20, directing Bhushan to file an unconditional apology, was an exercise of...
Prashant Bhushan told the Supreme Court that 'an apology for expression of his beliefs, conditional or unconditional,' would be insincere.
'I am pained, not because I may be punished, but because I have been grossly misunderstood,' Prashant Bhushan told the Supreme Court.
The top court on August 14 held Bhushan guilty of criminal contempt for his derogatory tweets against the judiciary, saying they cannot be said to be a fair...
The Supreme Court will hear the arguments on sentence against Prashant Bhushan on August 20.
There may be issues of national importance, sovereignty, and security where a contrarian view against national consensus is not acceptable. Otherwise, the...
Judges assess the severity of a crime in their own way, often leading to different degrees of punishment for crimes of similar nature.
A government notification about the transfer was issued on Wednesday which said that after consultation with Chief Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde, President Ram...
All kinds of people access courts, including persons with special needs. Any institution that seeks to be accessible to a diverse audience must be prepared to...
In his first public statement since the incident, Rao also described the rape and murder of the 25-year old woman by four men as 'ghastly' and expressed his...
Lawyers and police had clashed at Tis Hazari Court complex here on Saturday afternoon during which at least 10 police personnel and several lawyers were injured
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived in Ahmedabad to appear before a court, in a defamation case filed against him by the Ahmedabad District Cooperative Bank...
Former law minister and founder-chairperson of the ICADR, Hans Raj Bhardwaj, speaks to Outlook on the NDIAC Bill.
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad's introduction of a Bill in Lok Sabha is a clear indication of the Centre's 'unconstitutional' bid to grab power, says legal...
The Delhi Police had earlier told the court that authorities were yet to give requisite sanctions to prosecute Kumar and others in the case, and it would take...
The Shillong Times editor and publisher were also imposed with a fine of Rs 2 lakh each in a contempt of court case related to an article published by the...
Bhushan, in his tweets, had alleged that the Centre, represented by Venugopal, misled the apex court over the appointment of Rao as interim CBI director.
The contempt plea was filed against Ambani, Reliance Telecom chairman Satish Seth, Reliance Infratel chairperson Chhaya Virani and SBI chairman.
Rao is slated to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee for her confirmation hearing on Tuesday.
During the February 1 hearing, Venugopal had in a sealed cover placed before the bench, headed by Justice Arun Mishra, the minutes of the meeting of the...
