“Bhushan = Re 1” memes trend on social media after Supreme Court fines Senior lawyer:
Senior advocate and activist Prashant Bhushan who was found guilty of criminal contempt for his two tweets was imposed a fine of Re 1 on Monday by the Supreme Court. The bench consisting of Justices Arun Mishra, B R Gavai, and Krishna Murari directed the lawyer to deposit the fine amount by September 15, failing which he would attract a jail term of three months and debarment from law practice for three years.
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 freedom of speech cannot be curtailed but rights of others need to be respected,” the court observed. Following the decision, Bhushan tweeted a picture of himself holding a one rupee coin along with a caption that read, “My lawyer and senior colleague Rajiv Dhavan contributed 1 Re immediately after the contempt judgment today which I gratefully accepted.”
Later, addressing a press conference, Bhushan stated that his tweets were not intended in any way to disrespect the Supreme Court or the Chief Justice of India.
While the court’s decision was appreciated by many, it soon started a meme fest on social media. Check it out below:
supreme court sentences #PrashantBhushan with a fine of 1 Rupee in contempt case
Le me * who was fined ₹500 for no helmet pic.twitter.com/fhyb9mIG8B
— Tanweer (@Tanweertahaa) August 31, 2020
#PrashantBhushan
Who did this😭😂 pic.twitter.com/8Ztm5l5FAE— Atul 🇮🇳 (@dikhhat_hai_) August 31, 2020
Whatsaap of the Day! 🙈 pic.twitter.com/hdRr72nwcA
— sanjoy ghose (@advsanjoy) August 31, 2020
Supreme court after receiving one rupee coin from Prashant Bhushan:#PrashantBhushanCase pic.twitter.com/SglWIYxjdR
— Mojo (@Singhlicious) August 31, 2020
Supreme Court Of India has imposed a fine of one #Rupee on advocate Prashant Bhushan whom it found guilty of criminal contempt for his tweets.@pbhushan1 right now : pic.twitter.com/FYQf1RDjqF
— Vishal Nagar (@Vish_Aryan) August 31, 2020
Prasant bhushan to supreme court
@Being_Humor #PrashantBhushan pic.twitter.com/H5QZWYJ55g— Sangam Roy (@SangamR86609967) August 31, 2020
Supreme Court fines #PrashantBhushan Re 1 in contempt of court case.
He’ll be jailed for 3 months if he doesn’t deposit the fine by September 15.Me to Supreme court :- pic.twitter.com/mBFD9Gu1S9
— सुशांत राज 🌼 (@x_x_stranger) August 31, 2020
Evolution of 1 rupee 🤣😂🤣😂🤣#PrashantBhushanCase #PrashantBhushan pic.twitter.com/WPJpRkXxgQ
— Ralpp AMUL STAN ACCOUNT (@__iRalph) August 31, 2020
