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Prashant Bhushan again filed a review petition in Supreme Court seeking review of order to pay fine of Rupees 1 or face a three-month jail term and debarment from law practice for three years.
On September 14 Prashant Bhushan has already deposited fine with the Supreme Court’s registry. Today Supreme Court has filed two separate review petitions in the contempt case.
In his two separate review petitions Prashant Bhushan challenged verdict and sought an oral hearing in an open court on the matter.
The Petition seeking an opportunity to lead evidence under Section 17(5) of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, to substantiate averments in his preliminary reply.
Supreme Court last month on 14th August14 held Prashant Bhushan guilty of criminal contempt for his two derogatory tweets against the judiciary saying they cannot be said to be a fair criticism of the functioning of the judiciary made in the public interest.