Tag:contempt of court
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Delhi HC directs Vivek Agnihotri to appear in person in contempt case
德里高等法院周四dir执导电影ector Vivek Agnihotri to appear in person on April 10 in a matter related to a tweet that he posted in 2018 about Justice S Muralidhar who had quashed the transit remand of activist Gautam Navlakha. The division bench comprising justices Sidharth Mridul and Talwant Singh directed...
March 16, 2023 -
SC: Court’s power of contempt can’t be taken away by legislative enactment
A bench comprising justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.M. Sundresh held the chairperson of an NGO guilty of contempt for not depositing Rs 25 lakh for "scandalizing and browbeating" the apex court.
September 29, 2021 -
‘No lawyers, no apology, no fine’: Kunal Kamra on contempt of court case
Comedian Kunal Kamra in a statement addressed to the judges of the apex court and the A-G said, “I don’t intent to retract my tweets or apologise for them. I believe they speak for themselves,”
November 13, 2020 -
‘Regretted error’: Prashant Bhushan on his tweet on Chief Justice of India
The Supreme Court on August 31 imposed a token fine of Re 1 against Mr Bhushan as punishment in a contempt case against him.
November 7, 2020 -
SC to pronounce order on quantum of sentence in contempt case against Prashant Bhushan today
On August 25, a bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra, BR Gavai and Krishna Murari had reserved its order on the quantum sentence, after Bhushan declined to apologize for the tweets.
August 31, 2020 -
Painful to read Bhushan’s reply justifying his tweets: Justice Mishra
The bench said people will think whatever Bhushan is saying is correct, and if it were somebody else then it was easier to ignore.
August 25, 2020 -
Contempt case: ‘Painful’ to read Prashant Bhushan’s justification on tweets, says SC, asks why he can’t apologise
Today, the Supreme Court took a 30-minute break from the hearing to allow Prashant Bhushan to think on withdrawing a 100-page statement he submitted on Monday, in which he refused to apologise for his tweets.
August 25, 2020 -
‘Would be insincere…’: Prashant Bhushan refuses to apologise to Supreme Court
The sentence by the apex court pertains to Bhushan’s two tweets that were seen as derogatory remarks against the judiciary.
August 24, 2020 -
蔑视权力被用作一个大锤:KapilSibal in defence of Prashant Bhushan
'Why are Courts helpless when institutions that need to protect the constitution and the laws show ‘open contempt’ for both?' he said.
August 22, 2020 -
Contempt case: SC rejects Prashant Bhushan’s plea to defer hearing on sentence, gives 2-3 days to ‘reconsider’ tweets
During the hearing, senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan quoted Mahatma Gandhi and contended that he will not apologise for the two tweets and cheerfully accept the punishment that will be given to him.
August 20, 2020 -
103 dignitaries condemn statements against SC verdict in Prashant Bhushan case
The group criticized the statement issued by 'Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms', (CJAR) on August 15, condemning the judgment and further calling upon the Supreme Court, and every judge, to reconsider their decision.
August 19, 2020 -
SC holds Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt for tweets on CJI, judiciary; sentencing on August 20
Advocate Bhushan has said that he was 'exercising his freedom of speech' and giving his opinion about the functioning of the court, and it does not amount to 'obstruction of justice', necessitating the contempt proceedings.
August 14, 2020 -
SC to hear review petition of fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya in money transfer case on August 20
Earlier in June, the apex court had directed its registry to explain why the petition had not been listed before the concerned court for the last three years.
August 6, 2020 -
SC directs RBI to disclose annual inspection reports of banks under RTI, warns of contempt
The apex court and the Central Information Commission had earlier held that the RBI cannot refuse to put the inspection reports in the public domain under the transparency law.
April 26, 2019 -
Nirmala Sitharaman accuses Rahul Gandhi of ‘contempt of court’ over Rafale statement
Nirmala Sitharaman said that the Congress president has committed contempt of court with his claim during a public rally that the apex court said 'Chowkidaar chor hai’.
April 10, 2019 -
Will send you to jail if found guilty of contempt: SC to former Ranbaxy promoters
The Japanese firm's contempt plea against the Singh brothers seeks recovery of Rs 4,000 crore from them as directed by the Singapore tribunal.
April 5, 2019 -
BJP leader H Raja apologises to Madras HC for remarks ‘against judiciary’
The BJP leader has been accused of calling the police 'anti-Hindu' and 'highly corrupt', besides making some remarks against the judiciary.
October 22, 2018
