Advocate Prashant Bhushan on Thursday approached the Supreme Court seeking a review of its August 31 judgement where the court found him guilty of contempt and imposed a fine of Re. 1 on him.
The advocate prayed for an open court hearing of the review petition and also sought a right to appeal for himself as well as others who were placed similarly like him.
In the instant review petition filed through advocate Kamini Jaiswal, Prashant Bhushan argued that in the sentencing, the Court imposed a fine on him. In the event he defaults, he was liable to be barred from appearing before the Apex Court for a period of time.
The senior advocate claimed that the judgement is per incuriam as no alikeness of the procedure has been followed by the Court. He also highlighted that he was not furnished with a copy of the complaint filed against him.
Moreover, Prashant Bhushan further argued that he was prevented from filing an additional reply before the Court when his preliminary reply was found unsatisfactory. The sentencing of the court was based solely on his preliminary reply. The denial to allow him to lead evidence is also a violation of the established rules governing the contempt procedure.
Another ground raised by Bhushan is that imposing any punishment on a person who has been convicted for contempt of court which is strictly in accordance with the types of punishment prescribed under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 is violative of Article 20(1) of the Constitution.
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