Attorney General's Presence Not Recorded In SC Order Granting Time To Prashant Bhushan To Tender Apology

The Supreme Court on Thursday granted time till August 24 for Advocate Prashant Bhushan to tender "unconditional apology", if he desires, in the contempt case.Curiously, the order uploaded in the Supreme Court website in the evening does not record the presence of Attorney General, K K Venugopal.This is despite the fact that the AG was present throughout the two and a half hours long hearing...

Prashant Bhushan Contempt: SC Dismisses Appeal Against Registry Rejecting Intervention Application Filed By Activists

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal against the Registry's order rejecting the intervention application filed by 16 civil society activists in the Prashant Bhushan contempt case.Senior Advocate C U Singh, appearing for the appellants, submitted that the Registry cannot usurp judicial functions and the order will set a bad precedent. Delete Senior Adv C U Singh submits that he...

To Punish For Contempt, Court Has To Show Comments 'Substantially Interfered With Administration Of Justice' :Dhavan Tells SC In Bhushan Case

To punish for contempt, the court has to show that the comments "substantially interfered with the administration of justice", submitted Rajeev Dhavan, Senior Advocate, before the Supreme Court in the sentence hearing in the contempt case against Advocate Prashant Bhushan.Appearing for Bhushan, Dhavan referred to Section 13(1) of the Contempt of Courts Act.13. Contempts not punishable in...

Attorney General Requests SC To Not Punish Prashant Bhushan In Contempt Case

The bench said that it can accept AG's suggestion only if Bhushan reconsiders his statement.

[Breaking] 'My Statements Are Well Considered And Well Thought Of': Prashant Bhushan Declines SC's Offer For Time To Reconsider Statement

Advocate Prashant Bhushan on Thursday declined the Supreme Court's offer for time to reconsider the statement made by him in the Court justifying his tweets and expressing dismay at the contempt verdict.Justice Gavai asks Bhushan : Would you like to reconsider your statement?Bhushan : I don't want to reconsider the statement. As regards giving time, I don't think it will serve any...

SC Heard Over 15,000 Cases Via Videoconferencing During Pandemic; Disposed Of Approx 4,300 Cases

The Supreme Court on Wednesday intimated that it has conducted hearing of more than 15,000 cases since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, by means of Videoconferencing. As per a press note issued by the Top Court, 1,021 Benches of the Court heard a total of 15596 matters from March 23, 2020 till date. These include 10,754 main matters, 3,419 connected matters and 1,423...

[Contempt] "I Do Not Ask For Mercy, I Do Not Appeal to Magnanimity, I am Here To Cheerfully Submit to Any Penalty": Prashant Bhushan Tells SC Quoting Gandhiji

"My tweets were nothing but a small attempt to discharge what I considered to be my highest duty at this juncture in the history of our republic. I did not tweet in a fit of absence mindedness. It would be insincere and contemptuous on my part to offer an apology for the tweets that expressed what was and continues to be my bonafide belief. Therefore, I can only humbly paraphrase what the father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi had said in his trial: I do not ask for mercy. I do not appeal to magnanimity. I am here, therefore, to cheerfully submit to any penalty that can lawfully be inflicted upon me for what the Court has determined to be an offence, and what appears to me to be the highest duty of a citizen."

[Breaking] [Compartment Exams] SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Cancellation Of Compartment Exam

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea seeking directions to the C.B.S.E to ensure that Petitioners and other students of class 10th and 12th in the compartment category, are not forced to appear in the compartment examination during the peak of COVID 19A bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari & Sanjiv Khanna disposed of the petition stating that the petitioner...

[Prashant Bhushan Contempt Case On Two Tweets] AG KK Venugopal Urges Court Not To Punish Bhushan [LIVE UPDATES]

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Plea Filed In SC To Recall Senior Designation Of Sr Adv Rajeev Dhawan For Smoking During Virtual Court Hearing [Read Petition]

A writ petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking to recall the 'Senior' designation of Advocate Rajeev Dhawan, allegedly for smoking during the Virtual Court proceedings. The petition has been filed by one Rashid Khan Pathan, claiming to be a human rights activist, in the backdrop of a recent viral video where Mr. Dhawan can be seen smoking during a virtual hearing...

[AGR Case] Premature For SC To Decide If Spectrum Can Be Sold; DoT Will Decide On Sale If Resolution Plan Succeeds: Salve For Jio

The Supreme Court continued hearing the case on adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues of telecom companies. Senior advocate Harish Salve, appearing for Reliance Jio, said that spectrum is not owned by Telecom Companies and that it cannot be sold without a nod from the DoT.He argued that Spectrum can be sold only with the DoT nod, as per guidelines. "It is premature for the courts to decide if...

[Breaking] 7-Judge Committee Suggests Resumption Of Limited Physical Hearing In SC

The Supreme Court Registry has written to the Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association (SCAORA) communicating the decision of the 7-Judges Committee to resume physical hearings in a limited manner, subject to the decision of the 'competent authority'.In the communication addressed to the President of SCAORA, it is informed that the Supreme Court Judges Committee has recommended that three...