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Prashant Bhushan files fresh plea in Supreme Court seeking review contempt case punishment
Activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan ... years in the contempt case for his two tweets against the judiciary. Bhushan, who has already deposited Re 1 as fine with the apex court's registry on ...
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Prashant Bhushan: India lawyer fined one rupee for tweets
A prominent Indian lawyer and civil rights activist has been asked to pay a symbolic fine of one rupee after being found guilty of contempt ... Court took action against Prashant Bhushan, 63 ...
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Supreme Court holds Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt
The Supreme Court on Friday held advocate Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt of court for his ... The apex court is yet to decide on the quantum of punishment, and the hearing on the sentence ...
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Supreme Court wields the ‘iron hand’ in holding Prashant Bhushan guilty for tweets critical of judiciary and chief justice
Lawyer and activist Prashant Bhushan ... contempt of court over two tweets that he sent out which were critical of the judiciary and the Chief Justice of India. The hearing to decide his ...
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Prashant Bhushan refuses to apologise to India's top court — 'An insincere apology would amount to the contempt of my conscience'
Activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan ... that quantum of punishment be decided by another bench. The apex court, on August 14, had held Bhushan guilty of criminal contempt for his two derogatory ...
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Prashant Bhushan asks Supreme Court to recall verdict as he faces imprisonment of up to six months or with a fine of up to ₹ 2,000
Activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to give a "statesman ... later sought views of Dhavan on the punishment to be awarded to Bhushan in the contempt case.
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Supreme Court refers Prashant Bhushan's 2009 contempt case to another bench
During hearing a 2009 contempt case against advocate Prashant Bhushan, the Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that it is not only question of punishment but also faith in the institution that ...
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Prashant Bhushan rejects Supreme Court's offer to delay sentence but is given two to three days to reconsider statement
India's top court ruled his comments to be in contempt ... Bhushan's representation, Dushyant Dave, pushed for the matter of punishment to be considered by a different set of judges. Sentencing ...
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Prashant Bhushan fined Re 1 for contempt of court: Here is how the case progressed If Bhushan fails to pay the penalty by September 15, he could either face jail for three months or a ban from ...
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Prashant Bhushan is seeking deferment of hearing on sentence until the Supreme Court considers the review plea
A day before the scheduled hearing on quantum of sentence, activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan who has been held guilty of criminal contempt for his two derogatory tweets, moved the Supreme Court ...
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Supreme Court ropes in Attorney General to help in 2009 contempt case against Bhushan
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked Attorney General K.K. Venugopal to assist the court in the 2009 contempt case against Advocate Prashant Bhushan ... not a question of punishment only, it ...
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India Supreme Court finds Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt
India's Supreme Court has found a prominent lawyer and civil rights activist guilty of contempt of court. It took action on its own authority against Prashant Bhushan, 63, for posting tweets that ...