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Prashant Bhushan Contempt Case: SC Reserves Verdict On Quantum Of Sentence, Says 'Not Right Behaviour'

Prashant Bhushan Contempt Case: SC Reserves Verdict On Quantum Of Sentence, Says ‘Not Right Behaviour’

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on the quantum of sentence to be given to lawyer Prashant Bhushan who has been held guilty of contempt of court for his derogatory tweets in attempt to criticise the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sharad Arvind Bobde and the Indian Judiciary. ALSO READ | Prashant Bhushan Case: Veteran Group Condemns CJAR Criticism Against…

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अवमानना केस: प्रशांत भूषण की सजा पर सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने सुरक्षित रखा फैसला

अवमानना केस: प्रशांत भूषण की सजा पर सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने सुरक्षित रखा फैसला

सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने कोर्ट की अवमानना मामले में दोषी करार दिए गए वरिष्ठ अधिवक्ता प्रशांत भूषण की सजा पर मंगलवार को फैसला सुरक्षित रख लिया। जस्टिस अरुण मिश्रा, बी. आर. गवई और कृष्ण मुरारी की खंडपीठ ने मामले में पूरी सुन��ाई के बाद फैसला मंगलवार को सुरक्षित रख लिया।

अब इस मामले को बंद कर देना चाहिए- एजी वेणुगोपाल

भूषण की ओर से दलील पेश करते हुए अधिवक्ता राजीव धवन ने कहा कि सर्वोच्च न्यायालय ये चाहे तो…

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By: Editorial | Published: August 15, 2020 12:21:34 am

Whatever the sentence handed to Bhushan later this month, the court has done a real injury to its own standing as the balancing and harmonising institution.

The conviction of lawyer and activist Prashant Bhushan for criminal contempt for two tweets criticising the chief justice and…

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वकील प्रशांत भूषण के दो ट्वीट को लेकर अवमानना के मामले में सुप्रीम कोर्ट का फैसला सुरक्षित वरिष्ठ वकील प्रशांत भूषण (फाइल फोटो). नई दि��्ली: वकील प्रशांत भूषण (Prashant Bhushan) के दो ट्वीट के आधार पर अदालत की अवमानना के मामले में सुप्रीम कोर्ट (Supreme Court) ने फैसला सुरक्षित रखा है.

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अवमानना का केस झेल रहे प्रशांत भूषण ने एक टिप्पणी के लिए मांगी माफी, CJI को लेकर किए थे ट्वीट

अवमानना का केस झेल रहे प्रशांत भूषण ने एक टिप्पणी के लिए मांगी माफी, CJI को लेकर किए थे ट्वीट

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प्रशांत भूषण पर साल 2009 में भी मामला दर्ज हुआ था. (Photo- PTI) सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने 22 जुलाई को एडवोकेट प्रशांत भूषण (Prashant Bhushan) को नोटिस जारी किया था, जिसमें पूछा गया कि वे कारण बताएं कि न्यायपालिका पर उनके ट्वीट पर अदालत की अवमानना के लिए…

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Tweet Against Judiciary Lands Prashant Bhushan & Twitter in Trouble; Contempt Case in SC Today

Tweet Against Judiciary Lands Prashant Bhushan & Twitter in Trouble; Contempt Case in SC Today

File picture of activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan (Image: PTI)

Bhushan has been elevating points pertaining to judiciary and not too long ago he was very vital of the best way in which the highest courtroom dealt with issues associated to migrant staff amid the pandemic.

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Last Updated: July 21, 2020, 11:59 PM IST

The Supreme Court Tuesday initiated suo motu (by…

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ट्वीट से अदालत की अवमानना के मामले में प्रशांत भूषण को सुप्रीम कोर्ट का नोटिस प्रशांत भूषण (फाइल फोटो) नई दिल्ली एडवोकेट प्रशांत भूषण के कथित आपत्तिजनक ट्वीट के मामले में …

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Prashant Bhushan Case: SC Gives Lawyer 2-3 Days To Reconsider Statement Refusing To Apologise

Prashant Bhushan Case: SC Gives Lawyer 2-3 Days To Reconsider Statement Refusing To Apologise

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday gave lawyer Prashant Bhushan two days to “reconsider his defiant statement” refusing to apologise. The senior lawyer has been held guilty of contempt of court for his derogatory tweets in attempt to criticise the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sharad Arvind Bobde and the Indian Judiciary. ALSO READ | SC Holds Prashant Bhushan Guilty Of…

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Contempt of Court: All You Need to Know in 2022

This article on 'Contempt of Court: All You Need to Know' was published by Legal Upanishad.

Introduction

In this article, we will take a look at the concept of contempt of court. We will understand the meaning of the term and its different types. We will also understand various defences that can be used against the guilty verdict of contempt of court, both for civil contempt and criminal contempt. Finally, we will also take a look at famous case laws regarding contempt of court. 

What is Contempt of Court?

Contempt of Court means a violation or being disobedient to the court or to an order of the judge by an individual or it can also be considered as an act of disrupting the legal proceedings of the court. Article 129 of the Constitution of India says that the Supreme Court would be a "court of record" and it will also possess the power to punish for contempt. Article 215 of the Constitution says that every High Court of the country would be seen as a "court of record" and also would have the power to punish for contempt. The Constitution also includes contempt of court as a reasonable restriction under Article 19 (2) to the freedom of speech and expression under Article 19. 

Contempt of Court Act,1971

The Act does not properly define the exact meaning of contempt of court except for stating that it is civil contempt or criminal contempt which is given under section 2(a) of the Act. Civil Contempt which is provided under section 2(b) of the Act occurs when an individual willfully disobeys any order, judgment or decree passed by the court. Defences of civil contempt: - Lack of knowledge on the respondent side about the order of the court. - The order passed by the court wasn't under its jurisdiction. - There was no willful disobedience of the court’s order. - The order passed was vague and ambiguous in nature. - The order passed has more than one meaning. Criminal Contempt is provided under section 2(c) of the Act which means any written or spoken publication or doing any act that scandalises, obstructs or interferes with any judicial proceedings or administration of justice.  Defences of criminal contempt: - If the publication made was private in nature. - If the person who made the publication had no clue about the pendency of the case or suit. - If the publication was fair and had accurate reporting. - If the publication defames any judge in a private setting. Section 12(1) of the Act talks about punishment for contempt of court. It states that if any person is found to be guilty of an offence then such person would be published with simple imprisonment that may extend up to 6 months or levy a fine that may extend up to rs. 2000/- or both.

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Landmark Case Laws on Contempt of Court

- In Re Prashant Bhushan and another In this case, the Supreme Court of India initiated a suo motu petition against a public interest lawyer, Mr Prashant Bhushan for posting two tweets on Twitter about the Supreme Court and the Chief Justice of India which the court deemed was malicious in nature and would undermine and destroy the faith of people in the judicial system. The Supreme Court held that the tweets had an "effect of destabilising the very foundation of this important pillar of Indian democracy". Hence the Court held Mr Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt of court and imposed a fine of rs. 1/- as the punishment. - In Re Vinay Chandra Mishra In this case, the Supreme Court suspended the licence of a senior advocate, Mr Vinay Chandra Mishra to practice in the court on grounds of contempt of court. This decision was challenged in the case of the Supreme Court Bar Association vs Union of India which was then overruled. It was later held that the court does not have the authority to debar an advocate by suspending their license when found guilty of contempt of court. Such authority only lies with that particular State Bar Council or the Bar Council of India, under the Advocates Act, 1961. - Abhyudaya Mishra v. Kunal Kamra In this case, a famous stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra has been said to have scandalised the court by posting certain publications on the social media platform- Twitter. The tweets were allegedly criticising the Supreme Court for fast-tracking the bail plea of Arnab Goswami for abetting a suicide. Hence the instigation of the contempt complaint. In response, the comedian said that he did not post those tweets to diminish the authority of the court or to diminish the faith of the people in the court and that his tweets do not have the ability to shake the very foundation of the "most powerful court in the world". He continued by stating that in a democratic country no public institution of power should be above criticism.  The Attorney General of India expressed that attacking the Supreme Court of India without any merit in the claims will attract punishment which is prescribed under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

Conclusion

Contempt of Court essentially means lowering the reputation or defaming the court and its presiding officers and also interfering in the judicial proceedings. The main reason why individuals are held guilty of contempt of court is to uphold the integrity, respect and faith of the people in the country's judicial system. This prompts every person to be respectful to the judiciary. Many are of the belief that this has the potential to curb the freedom of speech and expression which is provided under Article 19 (1) of the Constitution but this could not be far from the truth. Every citizen of India is allowed to have and voice their opinion about the judicial system but that has to be done in a manner that is respectful to the court. 

References

-  Contempt of Court. Insights IAS. February 2, 2022. Retrieved from:- https://www.insightsonindia.com/2022/02/02/contempt-of-court-7/#:~:text=Article129and215of,contemptsofitssubordinatecourts.  - The Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. India Code. Retrieved from:- https://www.indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/1514?sam_handle=123456789/1362#:~:text=IndiaCodeContemptofCourtsAct1971&text=LongTitle,theirprocedureinrelationthereto.&text=ContemptofcourtruleshighCourtmadras1975.  - In Re Prashant Bhushan, Twitter Communications India Pvt. Ltd. Global Freedom of Expression, Columbia University. Retrieved from:- https://globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/cases/in-re-prashant-bhushan-twitter-communications-india-pvt-ltd/  - Supreme Court on Contempt by Advocates. LegalServiceIndia. Retrieved from:- https://www.legalserviceindia.com/articles/sc_t.htm  - Supreme Court To Consider Contempt Cases Against Comedian Kunal Kamra after 4 Weeks. Law Insider India. Retrieved from:- https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.lawinsider.in/trending/supreme-court-to-consider-contempt-cases-against-comedian-kunal-kamra-after-4-weeksamp  Read the full article

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RT @Ra_Bies: Ajeet Bharti’s video is considered as contempt of court. But he rightly said in video itself that law should be unbiased and should act without prejudice. Punish him for contempt but then also punish Prashant Bhushan, Swara Bhaskar for their tweets blatantly insulting judgements

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Contempt of Court #upsc #prelims #mains #polity #judiciary

Contempt of Court #upsc #prelims #mains #polity #judiciary Context: Last week, the Supreme Court of India suo motu registered a case of contempt against lawyer Prashant Bhushan. He stands accused of the Criminal contempt.  What was the case? The court registered the proceedings after a petition was moved citing two tweets Bhushan had published over the last two months.In the tweets, the…

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No Contempt Against Prashant Bhushan, He Apologised: Top Law Officer Prashant Bhushan was earlier convicted for two tweets against the judiciary (File) New Delhi: Attorney General KK Venugopal has declined consent for initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against Prashant Bhushan for his tweets in which he was critical of Chief Justice of India (CJI) S A Bobde being provided a special helicopter by the Madhya Pradesh government, saying the activist-lawyer later expressed regret.

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No Contempt Against Prashant Bhushan, He Apologised: Top Law Officer

No Contempt Against Prashant Bhushan, He Apologised: Top Law Officer

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Prashant Bhushan was earlier convicted for two tweets against the judiciary (File)

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Attorney General KK Venugopal has declined consent for initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against Prashant Bhushan for his tweets in which he was critical of Chief Justice of India (CJI) S A Bobde being provided a special helicopter by the Madhya Pradesh government, saying the…

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AG declines consent to initiate contempt against Prashant Bhushan, says he expressed regret for tweets on CJI

NEW DELHI: Attorney General KK Venugopal has declined consent for initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against Prashant Bhushan for his tweets in which he was critical of Chief Justice of India (CJI) S A Bobde being provided a special helicopter by the Madhya Pradesh government, saying the activist-lawyer later expressed regret. On October 21, Bhushan had said the CJI availed the special helicopter during his visit to Kanha national park while “an important case of disqualification of defecting MLAs of MP (Madhya Pradesh) is pending before him. Survival of MP govt depends on this case”. However, Bhushan on November 4 had regretted the error in his earlier tweet and tweeted: “Elections were held yesterday to seats of defecting Cong MLAs in MP who were made ministers in the Shivraj Govt. Survival of Shivraj govt will depend on their re-election, not on decision of case in CJIs court challenging their ministership. I regret this error in my tweet below.” The consent of the topmost law officer was sought by one advocate Sunil Singh to initiate contempt proceedings against Bhushan for his October 21 tweet saying that the activist-lawyer connected “the personal life of CJI with a pending case before him. Though Venugopal termed Bhushan’s earlier tweet about the CJI as wholly unwarranted, improper, devoid of legal basis and prima facie contumacious, he declined the consent considering the regret expressed in his later tweet. “I am of the opinion that the imputations contained in three tweets to the effect that the Chief Justice of India committed an act of impropriety in accepting facilities of the state of Madhya Pradesh during his visit to Kanha National Park while a case pertaining to the disqualification of certain members of the legislative assembly of MP was pending before him were wholly unwarranted, improper , devoid of legal basis and prima facie contumacious for following reasons, Venugopal said in his response to the lawyer. He said firstly the CJI is one of the highest constitutional functionaries in the country and is entitled to receive protocol as befits the stature of his office and the state guests are entitled to be extended appropriate security. The top law officer said he was initially of the mind to grant the consent to initiate proceedings for criminal contempt. However, I must bring to your attention subsequent developments … he has expressed regret for the error made in his earlier tweet on October 21. He has stated publicly that it was incorrect to state that the fate of the government of Madhya Pradesh depended on the case pending before the CJI. In these circumstances, I do not think that it would be in public interest to give consent for proceedings on the basis of the original tweet in view of the subsequent tweet expressing regret. I accordingly decline consent, Venugopal said. The Attorney General said the region CJI visited has been a Maoist affected region and that is why he was given the helicopter facility. It is significant to note that on November 4, a bench headed by the CJI disposed of a plea that had raised the issue of pendency of disqualification proceedings against some Congress MLAs who had joined the BJP and were appointed as ministers in the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government in Madhya Pradesh. The top court, on August 31, had imposed a token fine of one rupee against Bhushan as punishment in the contempt case against him. Bhushan was earlier convicted for two tweets against the judiciary

source https://bbcbreakingnews.com/2020/11/28/ag-declines-consent-to-initiate-contempt-against-prashant-bhushan-says-he-expressed-regret-for-tweets-on-cji/

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Prashant Bhushan regrets ‘error’ in his Oct 21 tweet on CJI

Prashant Bhushan regrets ‘error’ in his Oct 21 tweet on CJI

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By: PTI | New Delhi | November 6, 2020 9:17:32 pm

The top court, on August 31, had imposed a token fine of one rupee against Bhushan as punishment in the contempt case against him.(File/PTI)

Activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan has regretted the “error” in his tweet of October 21 in which he was critical of Chief Justice of India (CJI) S A…