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Prashant Bhushan refuses to apologise in SC for tweets against judiciary

Bhushan said as an officer of court he believes it is a duty to speak up when he believes there is a deviation from its sterling record

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"An apology for expression of his beliefs, conditional or unconditional, would be insincere," he said

3 min read Last Updated : Aug 24 2020 | 2:39 PM IST

Lawyer Prashant Bhushan on Monday refused apologise to the Supreme Court for his two tweets about the judiciar,y saying what he expressed represented his "bonafide belief".

"An insincere apology would amount to the contempt of my conscience and of an institution," Bhushan said in his supplementary statement filed in the suo motu (on its own) contempt case against him by the top court

"An apology for expression of his beliefs, conditional or unconditional, would be insincere," he said.

Bhushan said as an officer of court he believes it's a duty to speak up when he believes there is a deviation from its sterling

Topics : Prashant Bhushan Supreme Court

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