SC Rejects Prashant Bhushan's Plea Seeking Suspension of 'Contempt of Court' Case

  • The SC rejected advocate Prashant Bhushan's plea seeking suspension of the proceedings on his contempt of court case. 
  • The court will announce its sentence against Prashant Bhushan soon.
  • While rejecting the plea the SC said that "it is not appropriate," and that "judgment is complete only after sentencing."
  • Replying to Bhushan that another bench should hear arguments, the SC said, "You are asking us to commit an act of impropriety that arguments on sentencing should be heard by other benches."
  • The Apex court also observed that "Whatever applications are there, we will have to pass an order. We are not proposing to defer the sentence."
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