The NY Times reports….
NEW DELHI — India’s top court on Monday imposed a symbolic fine of one rupee ($0.0136) on a prominent lawyer found guilty of criminal contempt for posts on Twitter that were critical of senior judges, which he declined to apologize for.
A three-member bench of the Supreme Court said that lawyer Prashant Bhushan must pay the fine by Sept. 15, failing which he could be imprisoned for three months and barred from practice for three years.
The case sparked a debate around free speech and the judiciary’s openness to criticism, with thousands of lawyers backing Bhushan and arguing that the court was being too harsh.
“Freedom of expression is there but rights of others should also be respected,” the court said while imposing the fine on Bhushan.
More at. https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/08/31/world/asia/31reuters-india-court-lawyer.html
