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He was a member of the joint committee constituted in April 2011 by Govt of India to draft the Lokpal Bill. He alongwith other members of Team Anna had clashes of views with Govt nominees ( ministers) on the said bill. He even termed the Lokpal Bill introduced by Govt in the Parliament as the Promotion of Corruption Bill as it contains harsh punishment for whistleblowers and gives more than fair protection to the alleged corrupt like giving opportunity of being heard before investigation. |
He was a member of the joint committee constituted in April 2011 by Govt of India to draft the Lokpal Bill. He alongwith other members of Team Anna had clashes of views with Govt nominees ( ministers) on the said bill. He even termed the Lokpal Bill introduced by Govt in the Parliament as the Promotion of Corruption Bill as it contains harsh punishment for whistleblowers and gives more than fair protection to the alleged corrupt like giving opportunity of being heard before investigation. |
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Indian parliament has issued him ( besides [[Arvind Kejriwal]] and [[Kiran Bedi]] ) a notice of breach of privilege for his alleged remarks against the Parliament and parliamentarians which he denied but maintained that it's a violation of principle of natural justice as nobody can be a judge in one's own cause. |
Indian parliament has issued him ( besides [[Arvind Kejriwal]] and [[Kiran Bedi]] ) a notice of breach of privilege for his alleged remarks against the Parliament and parliamentarians which he denied but maintained that it's a violation of principle of natural justice as nobody can be a judge in one's own cause. |
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On the 12th of October 2011, Bhushan was attacked and beaten up by [Sri Ram Sene] activists for his view that the [Indian army] should be withdrawn from [Jammu and Kashmir] and if the [Kashmiri people] did not want to live with India they should be granted freedom. <ref>http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/prashant-bhushan-beaten-up-for-his-kashmir-comments-lodges-fir/articleshow/10327402.cms</ref> |
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Prashant Bhushan (Hindi: प्रशांत भूषण) (born 1956) is an advocate practicing in Delhi [1] and is a social activist. He is the son of eminent lawyer and former Law Minister of India Shanti Bhushan. He Lives in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
He is a social activist who helps people through the higher judicial system. In his career of 15 years he has worked on around 500 PILs (Public interest Litigation). He is a strong supporter of a Clean Judiciary.
He alongwith Arvind Kejriwal is the prime mover of Anna Hazare-led anti corruption movement in India.
He was a member of the joint committee constituted in April 2011 by Govt of India to draft the Lokpal Bill. He alongwith other members of Team Anna had clashes of views with Govt nominees ( ministers) on the said bill. He even termed the Lokpal Bill introduced by Govt in the Parliament as the Promotion of Corruption Bill as it contains harsh punishment for whistleblowers and gives more than fair protection to the alleged corrupt like giving opportunity of being heard before investigation.
Indian parliament has issued him ( besides Arvind Kejriwal and Kiran Bedi ) a notice of breach of privilege for his alleged remarks against the Parliament and parliamentarians which he denied but maintained that it's a violation of principle of natural justice as nobody can be a judge in one's own cause.
On the 12th of October 2011, Bhushan was attacked and beaten up by [Sri Ram Sene] activists for his view that the [Indian army] should be withdrawn from [Jammu and Kashmir] and if the [Kashmiri people] did not want to live with India they should be granted freedom. [2]
Education
He studied in IIT Madras, which he quit after a semester in Mechanical Engineering. He studied economics and then philosophy (of science) at Princeton[3] and doing his law from Allahabad University.
Works
He is the author of two books :
- Important Cases Litigation
- 2G Scam by A.Raja & team.
- Appointment of Thomas as CVC chief
- Doon Valley case
- Bhopal gas tragedy litigation
- Narmada case[4]
See also
References
- ^ http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=231869
- ^ http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/prashant-bhushan-beaten-up-for-his-kashmir-comments-lodges-fir/articleshow/10327402.cms
- ^ http://www.tehelka.com/story_main40.asp?filename=Ne060908thehouseofbhushan.asp
- ^ http://www.tehelka.com/story_main40.asp?filename=Ne060908thehouseofbhushan.asp
Interviews
- Conversation with Prashant Bhushan - Bar & Bench - 25th Oct 2010
- No one wants independent investigation - Frontline - 14th Aug 2010
- Of accountability to the people - Frontline - 12th Sept 2009
- Half Of The Last 16 Chief Justices Were Corrupt - Tehelka - 5th Sept 2009
- We have had many corrupt CJIs in the last 15 years - Tehelka - 24th Nov 2006
External links
- Note on Legal Luminaires from Unilawonline
- Those who make the grade - Tehelka - 11th May 2005
- Judiciary on Trial by Kuldip Nayar in Dawn, Pakistan
- Chief Injustices - Excerpts from a milestone affidavit - Tehelka - 2nd Oct 2010
- The House of Bhushan - Tehelka article - 6th Sept 2008
- Indian Express List of 100 most powerful Indians
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