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Published on Nov 09, 2024 09:19 AM IST
‘There has to be sanctity’: Supreme Court on VVPAT verification
Senior advocate Prashant Bhushan cited a news report about complaints regarding mock poll in Kerala's Kasaragod.
Updated on Apr 18, 2024 02:20 PM IST
SC bench recuses from hearing plea challenging appointment of Arun Goel as EC
Hearing the petition before deciding to recuse, the bench of justices Joseph and BV Nagarathna raised several doubts over entertaining the petition
Updated on Apr 18, 2023 12:21 PM IST
Abraham Thomas
2 SAD constitutions: SC reserves verdict in cheating case against Badals
Bench of justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar said it is for the Election Commission to decide whether the political outfit is religion-based while maintaining that the court will only examine whether the allegations in the complaint relating to cheating and forgery have been made out
Updated on Apr 11, 2023 11:34 PM IST
Abraham Thomas, New Delhi
SC to examine Gujarat’s objections to sharing contents of report on ‘encounters’
A bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Ahsanuddin Amanullah in January directed portions of the report be provided to the lawyers appearing in two public interest litigations
Updated on Apr 11, 2023 11:43 AM IST
Abraham Thomas
Furore over ‘bared fangs’ of Ashoka symbol unveiled by PM Modi: From Gandhi to..
The State Emblem of India is an adaptation from the Sarnath Lion Capital of Emperor Ashoka which is preserved in the Sarnath Museum.
Published on Jul 12, 2022 01:55 PM IST
Key Supreme Court judgments that marked 2020
The year 2020 was as striking as any other year for the Supreme Court of India. A rundown of the outgoing year shows an assortment of crucial judgments , including a few that changed the landscape of judicial history.
Updated on Dec 26, 2020 04:45 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand
Farmer unions to consult top lawyers including Prashant Bhushan on SC proceedings
The All farmer unions have decided to consult four Supreme Court lawyers - Prashant Bhushan, Dushyant Dave, HS Phoolka and Colin Gonsalves - about the ongoing proceedings in the Supreme Court.
Updated on Dec 17, 2020 07:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Fareeha Iftikhar | Edited by Sparshita Saxena
Advocate writes to AG seeking consent to initiate contempt proceeding against Prashant Bhushan
Earlier, the attorney general had declined consent for initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against Bhushan for his tweets in which he was critical of Chief Justice of India (CJI) S A Bobde.
Published on Dec 05, 2020 09:48 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India | Posted by Deepali Sharma
‘Media trial causing great damage to judiciary’: Attorney General KK Venugopal
Venugopal, who was appearing in his personal capacity in the 2009 contempt of court case against lawyer Prashant Bhushan, said that the manner in which court news is being reported by media has serious implications.
Updated on Oct 13, 2020 07:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Murali Krishnan
Trump event cited for enquiry into Centre’s Covid handling, SC rejects plea
The plea by former Indian diplomat KP Fabian alleged that the ‘Namaste Trump’ event in February, when the coronavirus was spreading, was held in violation of the advisory issued by the central government against allowing a large congregation.
Updated on Oct 01, 2020 08:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Politicians who addressed anti-CAA protests mentioned in Delhi riots charge sheet
The political leaders have not been charged or named as accused in the charge sheet
Published on Sep 24, 2020 10:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Richa Banka
Bar Council of Delhi asks Prashant Bhushan to appear before it over SC conviction in contempt case
The BCD move has come in pursuance of the resolution of September 6 of the apex bar body, the Bar Council of India (BCI), asking its Delhi chapter to take a legally-mandated decision in this matter keeping in mind the conviction of Prashant Bhushan.
Published on Sep 23, 2020 01:58 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
AG denies nod for contempt case over Rajdeep Sardesai tweet
Sardesai’s tweets were not of a serious nature so as to undermine the majesty of the court or lower its stature in the mind of the public, Attorney General (AG) KK Venugopal said in his letter to advocate Om Prakash Parihar, who was representing the petitioner, Astha Khurana.
Updated on Sep 18, 2020 07:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Murali Krishnan
Delhi: Activists’ press conference condemns Umar Khalid’s arrest
Umar Khalid has been arrested for his alleged role in orchestrating the north-east riots in Delhi in February
Published on Sep 16, 2020 03:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Kainat Sarfaraz
AAP propped by BJP-RSS to bring down UPA government: Rahul Gandhi
The Congress leader hit out at the AAP and the India Against Corruption movement and blamed them as a proxy for the ruling BJP-RSS in their bid to “subvert democracy”
Updated on Sep 15, 2020 03:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Prashant Bhushan deposits Re 1, files review petition against contempt of court conviction
Bhushan maintained that depositing the fine amount does not signify that he agrees with the top court’s verdict.
Updated on Sep 14, 2020 09:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Murali Krishnan
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Updated on Sep 14, 2020 12:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com
Prashant Bhushan deposits Re 1 fine in contempt case, says doesn’t mean he accepts Supreme Court judgement
The Supreme Court recently held Bhushan guilty of criminal contempt for his tweets criticising the Supreme Court and Chief Justice of India SA Bobde.
Updated on Sep 14, 2020 01:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Murali Krishnan | Edited by: Amit Chaturvedi
Prashant Bhushan moves SC for intra-court appeal in criminal contempt cases
Bhushan has prayed that in such a case, the convicted person should be afforded the right to an intra-court appeal.
Updated on Sep 12, 2020 07:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Murali Krishnan | Edited by Sparshita Saxena
Supreme Court asks AG Venugopal to be amicus curiae in Bhushan case
Amicus Curiae, which literally translates as friend of the court, is a neutral lawyer appointed by the court to assist it in cases which require specific expertise.
Updated on Sep 11, 2020 03:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Murali Krishnan
Review Prashant Bhushan case: BCI to Delhi bar council
The Bar Council of India has asked the Bar Council of Delhi to examine the contempt case conviction and Re 1 fine imposed on Prashant Bhushan by the Supreme Court and take a decision on his role as a lawyer.
Updated on Sep 05, 2020 09:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Murali Krishnan
How SC judgment has led to more measures against Prashant Bhushan
The Bar Council of India has now cited the top court’s judgment to order the Bar Council of Delhi, where Bhushan is enrolled, to examine Bhushan’s tweets and take action as per law.
Updated on Sep 04, 2020 10:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Murali Krishnan | Edited by Sparshita Saxena
BCI asks Delhi Bar Council to examine Prashant Bhushan’s contempt case
The Bar Council of a state grants license to a person to practice as a lawyer and has wide powers such as suspending or taking away the right of its members in certain situations to practice under the Advocates Act.
Updated on Sep 04, 2020 08:29 PM IST
Delhi | Press Trust of India| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
Power of contempt of court misused to stifle free speech: Prashant Bhushan
The top court had on Monday imposed a token fine of Re 1 on Bhushan for his tweets against the judiciary. It asked him to deposit the fine by September 15, failing which he would attract a jail term of three months and debarment from law practice for three years.
Published on Sep 03, 2020 10:15 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
Bhushan case: SC sets a wrong precedent
The sentence does not, in any way, mitigate the original order, through which the court has restricted the space for criticism. A victory for those who believe in free speech would have been a review of the order itself.
Updated on Sep 01, 2020 12:35 AM IST
‘Watershed moment for freedom of speech’: Prashant Bhushan on SC verdict. Read full statement here
Bhushan was held guilty by the apex court for criminal contempt of court on August 14 over his tweets against the Supreme Court and Chief Justice of India SA Bobde.
Updated on Aug 31, 2020 05:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Arpan Rai
‘Tweets not intended to disrespect Supreme Court, judiciary’: Prashant Bhushan after verdict
Prashant Bhushan was found guilty of the contempt by the Supreme Court for his two tweets which the court said were against the judiciary. He plans to file a review against the judgement.
Updated on Aug 31, 2020 05:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by: Amit Chaturvedi
‘I gratefully accept Supreme Court verdict’, says Prashant Bhushan
The apex court on Monday imposed a fine of Re 1 on activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan for criminal contempt of court for his tweets against the apex court and Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde.
Updated on Aug 31, 2020 04:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Arpan Rai
Supreme Court fines Prashant Bhushan Re 1. Here’s what it said
The case took 40 days to reach a conclusion from the date of its first hearing. It was registered on July 9 and the first hearing in the matter was held on July 22.
Published on Aug 31, 2020 12:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Meenakshi Ray