The bench had given Bhushan a few days to reconsider his tweets for which he was held in contempt and apologise. The Wire Staff LAW RIGHTS New Delhi: Advocate and rights activist Prashant Bhushan has told the Supreme Court that he will not be apologising for remarks he made which the court held him in contempt […]
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative also issued a statement, saying the verdict is a sign of the ‘current deterioration’ in the right to free speech in the country. The Wire Staff LAW RIGHTS New Delhi: Several prominent lawyers and the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative of India (CHRI) have issued separate statements criticising the Supreme Court for […]
Legal scholar Saumya Uma breaks down the Supreme Court’s August 11 judgment interpreting the 2005 amendment to Hindu Succession Act. V. Venkatesan LAW WOMEN New Delhi: In 2005, parliament amended the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 to give daughters equal rights to inheritance and make them coparceners, on par with sons in a family. On August 11, […]
LAW Bhushan will be heard on sentencing on August 20. The Wire Staff New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday held advocate and activist Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt of court. This case was taken up suo moto by the court based on two of Bhushan’s tweets, after a complaint filed by one Mahek Maheshwari. The case was […]
