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SC initiates contempt proceedings against journalist Ajay Shukla

The Court took suo moto cognisance of the issue for scandalous allegations made against a senior SC Judge

V. Venkatesan

30th May 2025

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Contempt of Court

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Supreme Court and its Contempt Jurisdiction

How much criticism should the Court be able to withstand before it wields its power to punish for the contempt of court?

Gauri Kashyap

6th May 2025

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Prashant Bhushan Sentencing: How Will the Court Rule?

Prashant Bhushan is due to be sentenced tomorrow. The Court has rarely ordered imprisonment

SCO Team

19th Aug 2020

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N Ram & Ors v Union of India

The Supreme Court initiated suo moto criminal contempt proceedings against Advocate Prashant Bhushan and Twitter India, on the basis of two tweets posted by Bhushan.

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Bench:B.R. Gavai J, Krishna Murari J, Arun Mishra J

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