The Supreme Court on Tuesday dropped a contempt case against
activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan and journalist Tarun Tejpal filed in 2009 over
their remarks against the judiciary. A bench of Justices Indira Banerjee, Surya
Kant and M M Sundresh closed the proceedings after senior advocate Kapil Sibal
informed that an apology has been tendered.
"In view of the apology tendered by the contemnors, we
do not deem it necessary to proceed with the contempt. The contempt proceedings
are dropped," the bench said.
The top court had in November 2009 issued contempt notice to
Bhushan and Tejpal for allegedly casting aspersions on some sitting and former
top court judges in an interview to a news magazine. Tejpal was then editor of
the magazine.
In response to the 2009 contempt case, Bhushan had told the
apex court that making corruption charges against the judges would not amount
to contempt of court and mere utterance of corruption charge could not be
contempt of court.
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