Solicitor General
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Don't be in denial, leak has taken place, panel must probe it: Supreme Court on NEET exam
India | Jul 08, 2024, 04:25 PM ISTA Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, alongside Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, is hearing the NEET-UG exam case.
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Tushar Mehta re-appointed as Solicitor General of India for 3 more years
India | Jun 30, 2023, 08:39 PM ISTTushar Mehta was appointed as Solicitor General on October 10, 2018, and since then he had been granted an extension twice.
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Why selective in dealing with 'hate speeches', says Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to Supreme Court
India | Mar 30, 2023, 06:17 AM ISTHate speech in India: Asking people for restraint, a bench of Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna termed hate speeches a vicious circle and said they are being made by fringe elements.
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TMC MPs write to PM Modi, seek removal of Tushar Mehta as Solicitor General
India | Jul 02, 2021, 02:35 PM ISTIn light of a meeting between Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, several TMC MPs on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Modi seeking the removal of Mehta from his post.
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Fadnavis govt has majority in House with 170 MLAs: SG to court
National | Nov 25, 2019, 12:04 PM ISTSenior advocate Mukul Rohtagi appearing for the BJP submitted that the Governor had gone with the party with the support of 170 MLAs. Rohtagi said that the others have never claimed that the MLAs' signatures were forged.
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Jaitley's 'sound legal advice' was trusted across political divide: Solicitor General
India | Aug 24, 2019, 02:35 PM IST"He will be remembered as a sane voice, a dependable friend, an intelligent statesman and a legal luminary whose sound legal advice was trusted by all persons in public life across the political divide," Mehta added.
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Tushar Mehta appointed Solicitor General of India
India | Oct 10, 2018, 05:47 PM ISTMehta's tenure will end on June 30, 2020. Solicitor General of India is the second highest rank for the law officer of the government.
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Government showing no urgency to clean Ganga, observes Supreme Court
India | Aug 13, 2014, 05:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: Taking a potshot at the government on cleaning the holy river Ganga, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said that ‘no urgency was seen in protecting the river'."You (government) showed urgency in matters where
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Had informed SG about cut-off date: Raja tells court
India | Jul 16, 2014, 11:39 PM ISTNew Delhi: Former Telecom Minister A Raja today told a Delhi court that the then Solicitor General(SG) G E Vahanvati was informed that applications seeking 2G spectrum licence received till September 25, 2007 only would
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Ranjit Kumar appointed Solicitor General
India | Jun 08, 2014, 10:25 AM ISTNew Delhi: Senior Supreme Court advocate Ranjit Kumar, considered an expert on Constitutional laws, was yesterday appointed as the Solicitor General.The Law Ministry yesterday issued notification appointing Mr Kumar, who has defended Gujarat in a
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Solicitor General Parasaran withdraws from Sethusamudram case in SC
India | Sep 22, 2013, 10:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: Solicitor General Mohan Parasaran has withdrawn himself from appearing in the controversial Sethusamudram project matter in the Supreme Court, saying his arguing the case would result in conflict of interest as his father
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Decision on Solicitor General Soon, Says Law Minister Khurshid
India | Jul 13, 2011, 06:17 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 13: Salman Khurshid, who assumed as Law Minister today, made it clear that a decision on the resignation of Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium will be taken after consultations with the Prime Minister.Khurshid