Written by Ananthakrishnan G
, Apurva Vishwanath
| New Delhi |
Updated: September 1, 2020 11:00:43 am
, Apurva Vishwanath
| New Delhi |
Updated: September 1, 2020 11:00:43 am
The activist-lawyer had earlier said his tweets were not intended in any way to disrespect the Supreme Court or the judiciary. (File/PTI)
The Supreme Court on Monday imposed a token fine of Re 1 on advocate Prashant Bhushan, whom it had last week held guilty of criminal contempt over two tweets.
The Bench led by Justice Arun Mishra, and also comprising Justices B R Gavai and Krishna Murari, said it could have imposed a harsher punishment, but it was “showing magnanimity”.
The Bench, which had held Bhushan guilty on August 14, asked…
