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SC says further hearing needed in contempt case against Bhushan, Tejpal

A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra on August 4 had made clear to Bhushan and Tejpal that it would hear the case against them, if it does not accept their explanation' or 'apology in the matter

Further hearing needed in 2009 contempt case against Bhushan, Tejpal: SC

A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra said that it will hear the matter and deal with the issue of whether comment on corruption against judges per se amounted to contempt or not

Bhushan seeks to present more evidence if SC not satisfied with submissions

The plea said the second tweet was not allegedly referred to in the contempt petition filed by Maheshwari and hence, it be sent to the Chief Justice S A Bobde for placing it before a bench

Prashant Bhushan moves SC, seeks recall of contempt order against him

Bhushan has sought a direction to declare that the apex court's secretary general has allegedly "acted unconstitutionally and illegally" in accepting a "defective contempt petition" filed against him

SC adjourns hearing in 2009 contempt case against Prashant Bhushan, Tejpal

SC adjourned the hearing to August 4 the 2009 contempt case against activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan and journalist Tarun Tejpal after senior advocates representing them sought time to prepare

India in the age of contempt

Are contempt proceedings the best way of protecting the dignity of the court?

SC serves notices to Twitter, India's AG over contempt case against Bhusan

Activist-lawyer Prashan Bhusan accused of making derogatory remarks about judiciary

SC initiates contempt proceedings against Prashant Bhushan, Twitter India

Bhushan has been raising issues pertaining to judiciary and recently he was very critical and vocal of the way in which the top court handled the matters related to migrant workers

CJI doesn't own Harley Davidson bike, was just taking a feel of it: Report

The Chief Justice of India was spotted with the bike at Nagpur, his home town, and the picture of him on it had gone viral on the social media.

A purposeful democracy? Or plain small?

What have the last 40 days revealed of the character of the Indian state and, therefore, of the democracy we practise?

Covid-19: 'Not an expert body' on lodging, feeding migrant workers, says SC

The Supreme Court bench said it cannot take a "better policy decision" at this stage and moreover, it also does not want to interfere with the policy decisions for next ten-fifteen days

Rafale verdict: SC finds petitions lacking merit, dismisses review plea

The Supreme Court on December 14 last year had dismissed petitions seeking court-monitored probe into the alleged irregularities in the Rs 58,000 crore deal

CBI row: Prashant Bhushan admits in SC he made 'genuine mistake' in tweets

Attorney General K K Venugopal told the court that in view of Bhushan's statement, he would like to withdraw his contempt plea filed against the noted lawyer

Contempt plea against Prashant Bhushan: 10 activists move SC in his support

A separate application has also been filed in the top court by five senior journalists, including former union minister Arun Shourie

SC issues contempt notice to advocate Prashant Bhushan over CBI tweets

Bhushan was given three weeks to reply

Prashant Bhushan, the lawyer, an activist - and a politician sometimes

Senior advocate and activist Prashant Bhushan, 61, spends most of his time fighting pro bono (without fee) cases

Raas-lila row: Prashant Bhushan's comments and impiety of the 'pious'

Lawyer Prashant Bhusan had compared UP's anti-Romeo squads with Lord Krishna's Raas-Lila

Lord Krishna remarks: Prashant Bhushan apologises after facing criticism

A demonstration was also held outside his residence in Noida

Prashant Bhushan's effigy burnt in UP over 'Anti-Krishna squads' remark

The effigy was burnt at Nagar Palika crossing Vrindaban amidst chanting of slogans

Kejriwal doesn't take actions against defaulters until it gets undeniable: Prashant Bhushan

I would not be surprised if he knew about this many days before actually sacking his minister, added Bhushan