Prashant Bhushan Tweet Issue Contempt of Court | Current Affairs
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Date: 2020-09-11

Why in the news?
The Supreme Court found that the two tweets by lawyer Prashant Bhushan amount to profound contempt of court.

What were his tweets?
One tweet was about the role of the last four Chief Justices of India.
The other one was about the current CJI riding an expensive motorcycle while the court was in “lockdown”.

How did the court respond to the first tweet?
The court held the tweet tends to give an impression that the SC has in the last six years played a role in the destruction of Indian democracy.
It said that the tweet tends to shake the public confidence in the institution of judiciary.
It noted that the tweet undermines the dignity and authority of the institution of the SC and the CJI and directly affronts the majesty of the law.