As the ugly saga of Prashant Bhushan versus the Supreme Court continues, with the SC accusing Bhushan of contempt, things finally seem to be coming to a close. On Monday, the SC decided on a penalty for Bhushan regarding his so-called contempt, as well as his refusal to apologise.
The Punishment? Bhushan has to pay a fine of Re 1 (that’s right, one whole rupee), failing which he will be jailed for 3 months and also be debarred from practice for a period of 3 years.
Bhushan posted a cheeky response to the unusual ruling in return.
My lawyer & senior colleague Rajiv Dhavan contributed 1 Re immediately after the contempt judgement today which I gratefully accepted pic.twitter.com/vVXmzPe4ss
— Prashant Bhushan (@pbhushan1) August 31, 2020
The amount is more of a token fine, a kind of symbolic punishment, but this is the modern world, and the news led to a barrage of hilarious responses.
Poor contemnor!! Where will he get Rs 1/ from to pay the fine😃
— Rajeev O. Chhabra (@AdvROChhabra) August 31, 2020
That’s Prashant Bhushan’s ‘Shuru majboori mein kiye the, par ab mazza arha hain’ look.
— Saahil Murli Menghani (@saahilmenghani) August 31, 2020
1 rupee, Million dollar picture.#Mirzapur pic.twitter.com/tMDQAUIaGt
Prashant Bhushan collecting money to pay fine. pic.twitter.com/lCVnwXGDy8
— Shweta Pandey (@YoursShweta) August 31, 2020
It is not a victory for just @pbhushan1 but with him every Indian who believed in the freedom of expression, justice and democracy stands victorious today.
— Arfa Khanum Sherwani (@khanumarfa) August 31, 2020
The Court of the people should always be Supreme.
No caption needed😂#PrashantBhushan pic.twitter.com/GCDniMHyx9
— चुलबुला पांडे (@Jholawale2) August 31, 2020
Who did this😹😹#PrashantBhushan pic.twitter.com/aRZmcxbW7k
— Mr.Bauva (@BadmashBauva) August 31, 2020
Is it okay if I give them this instead of Re 1 ? #PrashantBhushan pic.twitter.com/WG99hkIO7w
— Prashant Bhushan ➐ (@tadipaar_hun) August 31, 2020
Indian Thug Life 😂😂😂#PrashantBhushan#PrashantBhushanCase pic.twitter.com/w467r6kz2B
— Rahul Kambal™ (Commentary) (@_RealCaptain_) August 31, 2020
supreme court sentences #PrashantBhushan with a fine of 1 Rupee in contempt case
— Shadman Nomani (@NomaniShadman) August 31, 2020
*me who was fined ₹500 for no helmet pic.twitter.com/J5XRBhzpst
#PrashantBhushan
— Hrithik Roshan (@Tweet_Deadpool) August 31, 2020
No caption pic.twitter.com/0YEB3joBwC
Supreme Court Imposes RS 1 fine on Sr. Advocate Prashant Bhushan.
— Avinash Kumar Chaudhary (@avinashkrc) August 31, 2020
Prashant Bhushan to SC* pic.twitter.com/01EcmlZr2Q
KRK might have popularised ‘2 rupees people’, but one-rupee-resistance appears to be the new in-thing.
