Parsi jurists have been amongst those in the forefront to speak in support of public interest lawyer Prashant Bhushan who on August 14, 2020 was held guilty of criminal contempt for his criticisms of the Supreme Court (SC) of India by a three-member bench of the apex court. Raking up a 2011 contempt case pertaining to the Delhi based civil rights lawyer, the bench issued a suo moto notice for contempt citing two recent tweets by Bhushan which they claimed were "an attempt to shake the very foundation of constitutional democracy,” and should therefore be "dealt with an iron hand.”
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