Prashant Bhushan

Advocate Prashant Bhushan has filed his supplementary statement before the Supreme Court in the suo motu criminal contempt proceedings initiated against him, refusing to tender an unconditional apology.

The Supreme Court bench of Justices Arun Mishra, B.R. Gavai, Krishna Murari today heard arguments, especially by Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave for advocate Prashant Bhushan, and later gave Bhushan two days to reconsider his statement.

There is a very thin line between criticism and vilification. One of the basic principle of independence is that you are free to do anything which does not intervene in my independence.

Advocate Prashant Bhushan has filed an application seeking deferment of hearing on sentence where the Supreme Court has held him guilty of contempt of Court till a review petition is filed and considered by the Court.

The Supreme Court today held Prashant Bhushan guilty of Contempt of Court. The court was to deliver its judgment today on the suo motu contempt case initiated against the advocate for two of his contentious tweets that allegedly brought disrepute to the institution of the top court.

Senior Journalist N Ram, former Union Minister Arun Shourie and Advocate Prashant Bhushan today withdrew their plea challenging the validity of Section 2(c)(i) of the Contempt of Courts Act.

A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking withdrawal of Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave’s Senior designation for his arguments while defending Senior Advocate Prashant Bhushan in a contempt case against him.

The Supreme Court today said that it will decide the 2009 contempt case against Prashant Bhushan on merits and will take a decision after extensive hearing beginning from August 17.

The Supreme court today rejected Senior Counsel Dushyant Dave’s plea for a physical court hearing in Prashant Bhushan’s suo motu criminal contempt case.

The Supreme Court today reserved its order on the 2009 contempt proceedings against advocate Prashant Bhushan.