Supreme Court of India

Amicus Curie v. Prashant Bhushan & Anr.

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Reported as [2010] 8 S.C.R. 723
Bench Altamas Kabir, Cyriac Joseph and H.L. Dattu JJ.
Decided 14 July 2010

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RULES TO REGULATE PROCEEDINGS FOR CONTEMPT OF THE SUPREME COURT, 1975: rr. 3(a) and (c) - Contempt proceedings - Maintainability of - Application by amicus curaie before the Bench presided over by the Chief Justice of India, drawing the attention of the Court to certain statements reported in a magazine alleging 0 corruption in judiciary, and, in particular, higher judiciary, and also making serious imputation against a sitting Judge of the Court - Directions given to-issue notice and to post the matter before a three-Judge Bench - Plea that the order issuing notice being neither on suo motu

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