Case against Prashant Bhushan, Supreme Court Requests Chief Justice to place it before appropriate bench

Senior Supreme court lawyer and activist Prashant Bhushan case in 2009 involving comments on judges, today Supreme court requests CJI SA Bobde to place it to “appropriate bench”.

The court has raised up numerous questions to be investigated in the case, including whether one can go public with accusations of corruption against judges.

“I am short of time. I am demitting office. This requires a thorough trial of four to five hours”, Justice Arun Mishra stated. Justice Arun Mishra listed the case before a different bench on September 10, 2020.

The Supreme Court said: “It’s not a question of punishment, it’s a question of faith in the institution. When people come to the court for relief when that faith is shaken that’s a problem.” The judges were in referring to the question of charges of corruption that have been made public.

Rajeev Dhavan, lawyer of Mr. Prashant Bhushan argued that every question in the reference to corruption by judges and whether alleging it amounts to contempt should be examined by a constitution bench of the supreme court.

The contempt case involves remarks that Prashant Bhushan made during an interview to Tehelka magazine in 2009, in which he said half of supreme court Judges of India were corrupt.

Both Rajeev Dhavan and Tehelka founder Tarun Tejpal’s lawyer wanted these questions to be examined by a constitution bench.

Rajeev Dhavan, lawyer of Mr. Prashant Bhushan also argued that the use of the word corruption does not amount to contempt of court.

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