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Supreme Court holds Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt for tweets against judiciary, CJI

The Supreme Court has held activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt of court for his tweets derogatory against the judiciary and the Chief Justice of India (CJI).

The hearing on the quantum of punishment will be held on August 20, the Supreme Court said on Friday.

A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra pronounced its verdicts in the suo motu contempt case against Prashant Bhushan for his two tweets on judiciary, CJI SA Bobde and his four predecessors.

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