Sunday, August 2, 2020

Arun Shourie, Prashant Bhushan, N Ram move SC, challenge validity of law on criminal contempt

[![](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/77303875.cms)](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/arun-
shourie-prashant-bhushan-n-ram-move-sc-challenge-validity-of-law-on-criminal-
contempt/articleshow/77303875.cms)Former
union minister Arun Shourie, veteran
journalist N Ram and activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan have moved the Supreme
Court challenging the constitutional validity of a legal provision dealing
with criminal contempt for "scandalizing the court". The plea argues that the
provision is unconstitutional, and violates freedom of speech and right to
equality.

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