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Contempt Case Initiated Against Lawyer For "Personal Attack" On Judges
The Delhi High Court has initiated a criminal contempt case against a lawyer for making "personal attack" on judges and posting contemptuous comments in the chat box of the virtual platform being used for holding hybrid hearing earlier this month.
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High Court Begins Contempt Action Against 3 Lawyers For Fabricated Report On Judge
The Bombay High Court has initiated suo motu (on its own) contempt proceedings against three advocates for submitting a fabricated news report casting aspersions on a high court judge, noting that such an act lowers the dignity of the court.
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Supreme Court Asks Lawyer To Apologise To Judges In Contempt Of Court Case
The Supreme Court on Friday told a lawyer, who was sentenced to six months imprisonment after being held guilty of criminal contempt for making "scandalous, unwarranted and baseless imputations" against several sitting judges of the Delhi High Court.
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Delhi High Court Jails Lawyer For "Scandalous" Remark Against Judges
The Delhi High Court held a lawyer guilty of criminal contempt of court for "scandalous, unwarranted, and baseless imputations" against several sitting judges of Delhi courts and sentenced him to six months in jail.
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Calcutta High Court Bans Posters In Premises After Lawyers Target Judge
A three-judge special bench of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed that no meetings, processions or placards be allowed at any place inside the court premises and outside it till it is seized of the issues involving contempt of court.
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Lawyer Fined Rs 2 Lakh For Creating Ruckus At Karnataka Court
The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday dropped criminal contempt proceedings against an advocate after he tendered an unconditional apology and agreed to pay a fine of Rs 2 lakh.
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Relief For Imran Khan, Contempt Of Court Case Against Him Dropped
A Pakistani court on Monday accepted an apology tendered by former prime minister Imran Khan and dropped a contempt of court case against him, his defence lawyer said, a ruling that ease the threat to him of disqualification from politics.
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"Fair Criticism": No Contempt Case On 3 Critics Of Supreme Court's Nupur Sharma Remarks
Advocate General denies consent for contempt case against former high court judge and 2 lawyers, who had criticised observations against Nupur Sharma
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Chief Justice's Reply To Lawyer's Urgent Appeal Against Delhi Police Chief
A lawyer who has filed a contempt action plea in the Supreme Court against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for appointing Rakesh Asthana as the Delhi Police chief has sought an urgent hearing of his petition.
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No Consent For Contempt Case Against Rahul Gandhi, Says Attorney General
A lawyer's request to sue Rahul Gandhi for contempt has been denied by Attorney General KK Venugopal, who says his statements on the judiciary are "too vague" to lower the dignity of the institution in the eyes of people.
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"My Lawyer Contributed Re 1": Prashant Bhushan On Top Court Contempt Judgement
Lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan, who has been fined Re 1 by the Supreme Court in a contempt case against him, said in a tweet this afternoon that he has "gratefully accepted" the contribution for the fine from his lawyer.
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In Prashant Bhushan Contempt Case, Top Court Sentencing Today: 10 Points
Lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan, held guilty of contempt for his tweets criticising the Chief Justice of India SA Bobde and the Supreme Court, is expected to receive his sentence today. The 63-year-old has refused to retract or apologise, maintaining that it would be contempt of his conscience and the court. His lawyer has argued that that the cou...
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In Prashant Bhushan Contempt Case, Supreme Court To Announce Sentencing On Monday
The Supreme Court on Monday will spell out the sentence on a contempt case against lawyer Prashant Bhushan for his tweets against the judiciary and Chief Justice of India SA Bobde. Mr Bhushan in the last hearing on Tuesday refused to apologise for his tweets, though the government's top lawyer who is assisting the court had suggested he should be p...
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5 Gripping Exchanges Between Prashant Bhushan And Supreme Court
Lawyer Prashant Bhushan defended his tweets that led to a contempt case against him by the Supreme Court. The exchanges between his lawyer Rajeev Dhavan, the government's top lawyer KK Venugopal and Supreme Court judges today that started around noon went past lunch time as both sides put forward measured statements peppered with some strong words ...
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Supreme Court To Pronounce Verdict On Contempt Case Against Prashant Bhushan Today
The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict in the suo motu contempt case against activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan for his two tweets allegedly derogatory against the judiciary.
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Contempt Case Initiated Against Lawyer For "Personal Attack" On Judges
The Delhi High Court has initiated a criminal contempt case against a lawyer for making "personal attack" on judges and posting contemptuous comments in the chat box of the virtual platform being used for holding hybrid hearing earlier this month.
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High Court Begins Contempt Action Against 3 Lawyers For Fabricated Report On Judge
The Bombay High Court has initiated suo motu (on its own) contempt proceedings against three advocates for submitting a fabricated news report casting aspersions on a high court judge, noting that such an act lowers the dignity of the court.
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Supreme Court Asks Lawyer To Apologise To Judges In Contempt Of Court Case
The Supreme Court on Friday told a lawyer, who was sentenced to six months imprisonment after being held guilty of criminal contempt for making "scandalous, unwarranted and baseless imputations" against several sitting judges of the Delhi High Court.
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Delhi High Court Jails Lawyer For "Scandalous" Remark Against Judges
The Delhi High Court held a lawyer guilty of criminal contempt of court for "scandalous, unwarranted, and baseless imputations" against several sitting judges of Delhi courts and sentenced him to six months in jail.
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Calcutta High Court Bans Posters In Premises After Lawyers Target Judge
A three-judge special bench of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed that no meetings, processions or placards be allowed at any place inside the court premises and outside it till it is seized of the issues involving contempt of court.
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Lawyer Fined Rs 2 Lakh For Creating Ruckus At Karnataka Court
The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday dropped criminal contempt proceedings against an advocate after he tendered an unconditional apology and agreed to pay a fine of Rs 2 lakh.
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Relief For Imran Khan, Contempt Of Court Case Against Him Dropped
A Pakistani court on Monday accepted an apology tendered by former prime minister Imran Khan and dropped a contempt of court case against him, his defence lawyer said, a ruling that ease the threat to him of disqualification from politics.
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"Fair Criticism": No Contempt Case On 3 Critics Of Supreme Court's Nupur Sharma Remarks
Advocate General denies consent for contempt case against former high court judge and 2 lawyers, who had criticised observations against Nupur Sharma
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Chief Justice's Reply To Lawyer's Urgent Appeal Against Delhi Police Chief
A lawyer who has filed a contempt action plea in the Supreme Court against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for appointing Rakesh Asthana as the Delhi Police chief has sought an urgent hearing of his petition.
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No Consent For Contempt Case Against Rahul Gandhi, Says Attorney General
A lawyer's request to sue Rahul Gandhi for contempt has been denied by Attorney General KK Venugopal, who says his statements on the judiciary are "too vague" to lower the dignity of the institution in the eyes of people.
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"My Lawyer Contributed Re 1": Prashant Bhushan On Top Court Contempt Judgement
Lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan, who has been fined Re 1 by the Supreme Court in a contempt case against him, said in a tweet this afternoon that he has "gratefully accepted" the contribution for the fine from his lawyer.
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In Prashant Bhushan Contempt Case, Top Court Sentencing Today: 10 Points
Lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan, held guilty of contempt for his tweets criticising the Chief Justice of India SA Bobde and the Supreme Court, is expected to receive his sentence today. The 63-year-old has refused to retract or apologise, maintaining that it would be contempt of his conscience and the court. His lawyer has argued that that the cou...
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In Prashant Bhushan Contempt Case, Supreme Court To Announce Sentencing On Monday
The Supreme Court on Monday will spell out the sentence on a contempt case against lawyer Prashant Bhushan for his tweets against the judiciary and Chief Justice of India SA Bobde. Mr Bhushan in the last hearing on Tuesday refused to apologise for his tweets, though the government's top lawyer who is assisting the court had suggested he should be p...
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5 Gripping Exchanges Between Prashant Bhushan And Supreme Court
Lawyer Prashant Bhushan defended his tweets that led to a contempt case against him by the Supreme Court. The exchanges between his lawyer Rajeev Dhavan, the government's top lawyer KK Venugopal and Supreme Court judges today that started around noon went past lunch time as both sides put forward measured statements peppered with some strong words ...
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Supreme Court To Pronounce Verdict On Contempt Case Against Prashant Bhushan Today
The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict in the suo motu contempt case against activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan for his two tweets allegedly derogatory against the judiciary.
