New Delhi| The Supreme Court of India has taken cognizance and initiated suo motu contempt of court proceedings against advocate Prashant Bhushan and Twitter India. The matter will be heard tomorrow by a bench comprising Justice Gavai, Justice Arun Mishra and Justice Krishna Murari.
The exact reason behind the suo motu action is not clear yet. However, on July 2 a Madhya Pradesh based lawyer had filed a petition against Prashant Bhushan and Twitter India for the former’s tweet against CJI SA Bobde riding a bike in Nagpur, according to Bar and Bench.
CJI rides a 50 Lakh motorcycle belonging to a BJP leader at Raj Bhavan Nagpur, without a mask or helmet, at a time when he keeps the SC in Lockdown mode denying citizens their fundamental right to access Justice! pic.twitter.com/PwKOS22iMz
— Prashant Bhushan (@pbhushan1) June 29, 2020
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