by freespeechcollective | Sep 1, 2020 | Statements
More than a hundred individuals and members of organisations, includingstudents, womens’ rights activists, academics, lawyers, researchers, film-makers,theatre makers, etc, have lodged a strong protest against the Mumbai policenotice to demand a surety of Rs 50 lakhs...
by freespeechcollective | Aug 20, 2020 | Statements
I have gone through the judgment of this Hon’ble Court. I am pained that I have been held guilty of committing contempt of the Court whose majesty I have tried to uphold — not as a courtier or cheerleader but as a humble guard – for over three decades, at some...
by freespeechcollective | Aug 15, 2020 | Statements
14th August, 2020 PUCL Statement on SC Holding Prashant Bhushan Guilty of Contempt of Court The People’s Union For Civil Liberties (PUCL) is dismayed and disappointed over a Full Bench decision of the Supreme Court holding Mr. Prashant Bhushan, Advocate, guilty...
by freespeechcollective | Aug 14, 2020 | Censorship - Social Media, Contempt of Court - Others
In the saddest way, the Supreme Court, by upholding a contempt charge against Senior advocate Prashant Bhushan for a tweet critiquing the judiciary, actually ended up confirming the substance of the tweet! A three-judge bench, comprising Justice Arun Mishra, B R Gavai...
by freespeechcollective | Jul 29, 2020 | Arrests - Others
‘Innocent until proved guilty’ is an abiding principle for judicial process, one that has been given the go by in numerous cases, thanks to selective police leaks and a brutal media trial that can dangerously prejudice public opinion. But now, an order of...
