PRASHANT BHUSHAN CASE: SC SAYS IT WAS PAINFUL TO READ HIS JUSTIFICATION OF TWEETS

Highlights

• Attorney General KK Venugopal had sought forgiveness for Prashant Bhushan citing his credentials as distinguished lawyers

• The Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra asked KK Venugopal his views on contemptuous statements made by advocate Bhu...

SC HOLDS LAWYER PRASHANT BHUSHAN GUILTY OF CONTEMPT FOR TWEETS AGAINST CJI BOBDE, SC

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• The judgement was given by a three-judge bench of Justices Arun Mishra, B R Gavai and Krishna Murari

• The bench observed that tweets made by Prashant Bhushan have brought disrepute to the administration of justice

• The punishment for the...

DAUGHTERS ARE THE RIGHTFUL HEIRS, EVEN IF THEIR FATHER NOT ALIVE BEFORE 2005 SAYS SUPREME COURT

Highlights

• According to the three-judge bench, a daughter has equal right to ancestral property by birth even if the father has died before amendments in Hindu Succession Act, 2005

• Justice Arun Mishra said daughter remains a loving daughter hence she shall remain...