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Prashant Bhushan
ModernPoliticianIndia1956 — ?
Public interest litigator and judiciary critic.
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Quick Facts
Born
1956
Country
India
Era
Modern
Occupation
Politician
Score Overview
Military (10%)39
Political (20%)32
Influence (20%)48
Legacy (20%)38
Leadership (15%)31
Strategy (15%)60
Total Score40.9
Prashant Bhushan — Complete Timeline
2010 AD
Filed the PIL on the 2G spectrum scamPolitical Action◆ Major
Prashant Bhushan filed a public interest litigation in the Supreme Court alleging corruption in the 2G spectrum allocation. The court's investigation led to the cancellation of 122 licenses and the conviction of former Telecom Minister A. Raja.
PILCorruption2G
Impact: nationalconstructive
2014 AD
Advocated for judicial accountability and NJACPolitical Action◆ Major
Bhushan supported the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) to replace the collegium system for appointing judges. He argued for greater transparency, but the Supreme Court struck down the NJAC in 2015, upholding the collegium system.
JudiciaryReformNJAC
Impact: nationalconstructive
2020 AD
Contempt of court case for criticizing CJIPolitical Action
Bhushan faced contempt proceedings for tweets criticizing Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde. The Supreme Court convicted him but imposed a symbolic fine of
ContemptFree SpeechJudiciary
Impact: national
Detailed Scores
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Military
Strategy
6
Tactics
5
Battles
6
Army Scale
5
War Impact
6
Political
Governance
7
Reform
7
Stability
7
Policy
7
Power
8
Influence
History
9
Global
8
Culture
8
Ideology
9
Legacy
8
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