Prashant Bhushan
Indian activist, lawyer and politician
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Prashant Bhushan is an Indian author and a public interest lawyer in the Supreme Court of India. He was a member of the faction of the India Against Corruption (IAC) movement known as Team Anna which supported Anna Hazare's campaign for the implementation of the Jan Lokpal Bill. After a split in IAC, he helped Team Anna form the Aam Aadmi Party. In 2015, he made several allegations against the party's leadership, its functioning and its deviation from the core ideology, values and commitments. He is one of the founders of Swaraj Abhiyan and Sambhaavnaa, an Institute of Public Policy and Politics.
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BJP opposing inheritance tax because of Adani, Ambani, says Prashant BhushanAdvocate Prashant Bhushan expressed support for an inheritance tax on Friday, urging Congress to be "on the front foot" in response to Sam Pitroda's statements, noting that every wealthy country has..IndiaTimes - Published | |
EVM-VVPAT case: SC says 'can't control polls', reserves verdict after noting EC's answersJudge Datta of the Supreme Court says, "Mr. Bhushan, we cannot control the election; we cannot control another constitutional authority." pointed out to advocate Prashant Bhushan.DNA - Published | |
'There has to be sanctity': SC asks EC to look into alleged EVM malfunctioning in KeralaVVPAT cross-verification: The Supreme Court asks ECI to look into the allegation made by advocate Prashant Bhushan that during a mock poll in Kasaragod, Kerala four EVMs were recording one extra vote..IndiaTimes - Published | |
PIL says Arunachal CM kin favoured for govt contracts; SC seeks state responseAppearing for NGO 'Save Mon Region Federation', advocate Prashant Bhushan told a bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra that award of many public work..IndiaTimes - Published | |
SC gives PIL-lawyer Bhushan a lesson in public interest; terms a PIL argued by him as personal interest pleaVeteran advocate Prashant Bhushan, who argued several important public interest litigations resulting in landmark decisions from constitutional courts, on Thursday was called out by the Supreme Court..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Legal pages of 2023: The UAPA cases that made headlines (and didn't) this yearThe National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) reported a 17.9% increase in UAPA cases in 2022, with Jammu and Kashmir having the maximum number of cases. Advocate Prashant Bhushan raised concerns about..IndiaTimes - Published | |
'Easy to fling allegations, letters': CJI D Y Chandrachud on row over listing of casesCJI D Y Chandrachud addressed allegations of irregularities in listing cases in the Supreme Court, stating that the listing of AAP's Satyendar Jain's petition before Justice Bela Trivedi was due to..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Supreme Court to hear PILs on BBC documentary on 2002 Gujarat riots next weekA bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on Monday took note of the submissions of lawyer M L Sharma and senior advocate C U Singh, appearing for veteran journalist N Ram and activist lawyer..IndiaTimes - Published | |
SC to hear plea against removal of encroachments in Haldwani on ThursdayThe Supreme Court will hear a plea challenging the Uttarakhand high court's plea directing the removal of encroachments from 29 acres of railway land in Haldwani on Thursday. A bench comprising Chief..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Prashant Bhushan joins Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra in TelanganaActivist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan on Sunday joined the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on its 60th day in Telangana. Manda Krishna Madiga, leader of Madiga Reservation..IndiaTimes - Published | 'Most cunning person of century': Kumar Vishwas on Arvind Kejriwal's demand for 'Laxmi-Ganesh' on currency notesSupreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan also reacted and called it an attempt by Kejriwal to overtake the BJP on the Hindutva front.DNA - Published |
Supreme Court drops contempt case against Prashant Bhushan, Tarun TejpalIndiaTimes - Published | Prashant Bhushan claims Rs 29 cr state money spent during PM Modi's Assam visit, CM Sarma calls it 'propaganda'Prashant Bhushan had alleged that Rs 29 crore was spent on 8,000 vehicles during the Prime Minister's visit to the state.DNA - Published |
