Prashant Bhushan's case should be taken up by constitutional bench: Former Supreme Court Judge Joseph Kurien

- 1500 lawyers have made a public request in favor of Bhushan

New Delhi on Thursday, August 20, 2020

Justice Joseph Kurien, a retired Supreme Court judge, made a public suggestion that the contempt of court case against senior legislator Prashant Bhushan should be heard by a constitutional bench. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear today, August 20, how much and how much Prashant Bhushan should be sentenced for contempt of court.

Justice Kurien also sought an intra-court appeal in the case. He said that under Article 145 (3) of the Constitution, a bench of at least five judges could hear any case related to the definition of the Constitution. The two issues currently being considered by the Supreme Court in the case of Prashant Bhushan include the definition of the Constitution and its serious repercussions on the fundamental rights of the people.

On the other hand, after 1500 top lawyers wrote a letter to the Supreme Court two days ago in favor of Prashant Bhushan, now 21 leaders of different political parties also favored Bhushan. Such leaders included Digvijay Singh and Shashi Tharoor of the Congress, Sharad Yadav of the JD (U), Sitaram Yechury of the Marxist-Communist Party, Dr Farooq Abdullah of the National Conference and former finance minister Yashwant Sinha.

Prashant Bhushan said in 2009 that fifty per cent of former Supreme Court judges were corrupt. He also criticized various judgments of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court therefore sent him a notice of contempt of court. Bhushan's apology was rejected by the court. The court today announced a final hearing on Bhushan's sentence on August 20.