The petitioner mentioned Rajdeep Sardesai's tweets on the day when the top court imposed a fine of Re 1 on Prashant Bhushan for the activist-lawyer's two tweets against the judiciary File image of journalist Rajdeep Sardesai.
Attorney General KK Venugopal on Thursday declined to grant permissionto initiate contempt proceedings against veteran journalist Rajdeep Sardesai over tweets that were allegedly critical of theSupreme Court in the Prashant Bhushancase, according to several media reports.The attorney general has to give permission to initiate contempt of court proceedings.Venugopal,in his letter to the petitioner, said statements made by Sardesai are not of so serious a nature as to undermine the majesty of the Supreme Court or lower its stature in the minds of the public."Trifling remarks and mere passing criticism though perhaps distasteful are unlikely to tarnish the image of the institution," said the attorney general.As per a report in The Hindu,the plea filed by one Astha Khurana through her lawyer Om Prakash Parihar,claimed that statements made by Sardesai are a "deliberate attempt to erode public faith and confidence in the judiciary".According to NDTV, the petitioner mentioned Sardesai's tweets on the day when the top court imposed a fine of Re 1 on Bhushanfor the activist-lawyer's two tweets against the judiciary.The pleaalleged that the tweets were of serious naturecreating a question mark on the "sovereign function of the Supreme Courtand their abiding nature to the Constitution".The respondent (Sardesai) has wilfully disobeyed the decision of this Honble Court and their conduct is contumacious.
Therefore, a serious view of the conduct of the respondent is required to be taken for ensuring proper administration of justice, The Hindu quoted the petitioner as sayingin the plea.On 14 August, the top court had held Bhushan guilty over two tweets posted on 29 June and had convicted him for contempt of court and fined him a token amount of Re 1 on 31 August.Last month, Venugopal refuseda petition seeking his nodto initiate criminal contempt proceedings against actor Swara Bhaskar for her alleged "derogatory" remarks on the Supreme Court's verdict in the Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi case.Venugopal had said that her statement on the Ram Janmabhoomi appeared to be "a factual one" and is her perception of the issue, while another of her statements was a vague statement not related to any particular court."I do not think this is a case where the offence of scandalising of court or of lowering the authority of the court would arise," he had said.With inputs from PTIFind latest and upcoming tech gadgets online on https://www.reviewcomparepurchase.com.
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