NEW DELHI:Activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan , convicted for contempt of court over his two tweets against the Indian Judiciary was imposed to pay a fine of Rupee 1 by September 15 as comeuppance.
“Freedom of expression is there, but rights of others should also be respected,” the Supreme Court said.
As it handed down the sentence, the SC said, “Ultimately we have considered the sane advice given by the attorney general to the court and to the contemnor.”
“My lawyer & senior colleague Rajiv Dhavan contributed 1 Re immediately after the contempt judgement today which I gratefully accepted,” Bhushan tweeted.
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