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Context: A three-judge Bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra found two tweets by lawyer Prashant Bhushan amounting to “serious contempt of court”. Although the judgment has not said anything new, it revives the debate about the relevance of the contempt law, how judges in mature democracies deal with criticism of judges, and how India’s courts have been responding to the contempt-versus-freedom-of-speech debate.
Why did the court reject Bhushan’s arguments?
What were the court’s key arguments?
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SCANDALISING OF COURT:
How is it similar or different from previous rulings on contempt?
How have other democracies dealt with the question of contempt?
Why is the contempt law seen as problematic?
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