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Detailed explanation-1: -SC imposes Re 1 fine on Prashant Bhushan: What is contempt of court? NEW DELHI: A three-judge SC bench on Monday imposed a Re 1 penalty on lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan for contempt of court for his tweets that were critical of the SC and some of its judges.

Detailed explanation-2: -Civil rights lawyer Prashant Bhushan on Monday paid the ₹1 fine imposed by the Supreme Court as punishment on him for committing criminal contempt with his tweets ‘scandalising the court’. Speaking to the media outside the Supreme Court complex, Mr.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mr Bhushan submitted the fine of Re 1 through a demand draft. He was held guilty of contempt of court for tweets criticising Chief Justice of India SA Bobde and the top court. “A truth fund has been created, (with) each Re 1 (given by people).

Detailed explanation-4: -A prominent Indian lawyer and civil rights activist has been asked to pay a symbolic fine of one rupee after being found guilty of contempt of court. The Supreme Court took action against Prashant Bhushan, 63, for posting two tweets that it found derogatory.