In a 40-minute interview to Karan Thapar for The Wire, President of the Supreme Court Bar Association Dushyant Dave described Prashant Bhushan as “a thorn in the eyes of all establishments” but added that the manner in which the Tehelka contempt case, which dates back to 2009 and has not been heard for the last 8 years, has been prioritized does suggest that “Prashant Bhushan’s rights could be seriously affected”. Mr. Dave said it does look as if Prashant Bhushan is being singled out and victimised.
Speaking about the second contempt case Prashant Bhushan faces, which arises out of one of his tweets commenting on a photograph of the Chief Justice sitting on a Harley Davidson, Mr. Dave said this “definitely does not amount to contempt”. Mr. Dave said “scandalising a judge is different to scandalising an individual”.