Prashant Bhushan contempt case: Law has to be applied in a fair and balanced manner, says Congress
The Congress on Thursday said that “law has to be applied in an even-handed, fair and balanced manner” in the contempt case involving lawyer Prashant Bhushan, the Hindustan Times reported.
At a virtual press conference, Congress leader and advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi said the concerns raised by some people after the Supreme Court convicted Bhushan of contempt of court for a series of tweets were not frivolous. “They cannot be dismissed off hand and deserve a lot of careful thinking because they include former judges of that very court, they include precedence and they include the basic spirit of the Supreme Court that its chest is larger than any chest in India, and its shoulders being wider than any shoulder in India,” he said.
Following the judgement, more than 3,000 members of civil society including former judges, retired bureaucrats, journalists and lawyers had criticised the Supreme Court’s order. Over 1,800 members of the bar have also criticised the Supreme Court’s decision, besides Opposition leaders, lawyers, and human rights organisations.
Singhvi also expressed displeasure with the speed at which the Supreme Court made its judgement – taking just over three weeks to do so – but said he did not want to officially associate the Congress with opposition of the judgement, as it would require a resolution...
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