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Swara Bhaskar

New Delhi: Attorney General KK Venugopal has refused consent to plea for criminal contempt of court against actress Swara Bhaskar for comment in a panel discussion held in February.

AG Venugopal in his letter to the petitioner stated that the tweet appeared to be "factual" citing the Supreme Court verdict and "not an attack on the institution". 

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AG K K Venugopal refuses consent for initiating contempt of court case against actor Swara Bhaskar for alleged derogatory remarks against SC

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The petitioners have now filed for permission in the office of Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta.

Actually, Swara Bhaskar had commented on the Ayodhya judgment of the Supreme Court in a panel discussion against which this application has been made.