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  Esteem of Supreme Court has risen tremendously: Mukul Rohatgi

  India | July 30, 2015 22:01 IST

  New Delhi: "Justice has prevailed for the families of those who lost their lives in the 1993 Mumbai blasts," attorney general Mukul Rohatgi said on Thursday on the Supreme Court ruling that came shortly before

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  Right to Privacy cannot be invoked to scrap Aadhar: Attorney General to Supreme Court

  India | July 22, 2015 21:30 IST

  New Delhi: The Centre today told the Supreme  Court that a “fool proof” system would be in place for the implementation of Aadhar scheme and Right to Privacy cannot be  invoked to scrap the welfare

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  CBI objects Lokpal bill provision allowing AG to be final arbiter

  India | July 07, 2015 19:25 IST

  New Delhi: The CBI has opposed two provisions in the Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Amendment) Bill, 2014 which allow the Attorney General (AG) to be the final authority. The Bill allows AG to be the final arbiter

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  Law Ministry opposed government's move to dilute CBI boss' power on prosecutions

  Politics | June 16, 2015 8:36 IST

  New Delhi: The Union Law Ministry opposed the move of its own government to dilute the powers of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director but later yielded after a high-level meeting.A report by Hindustan Times

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  Delhi HC stays its order bringing Attorney General's office under RTI

  India | March 25, 2015 14:18 IST

  New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today stayed till April 27, its single judge order that Attorney General of India's (AGI) office is a public authority falling under the ambit of Right to Information Act.A

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  Attorney General must be under RTI, rules Delhi High Court

  India | March 11, 2015 7:46 IST

  New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has brought the Attorney General, top law officer under the domain of the RTI Act.On Tuesday Justice Vibhu Bakhru held the office of AG to be a 'public authority'

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  LoP's absence won't invalidate Lokpal, CVC appointments: AG

  Politics | November 16, 2014 11:26 IST

  New Delhi: The absence of recognised Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha will not invalidate appointments in various statutory bodies including Lokpal and CVC among others, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi has said.The Attorney General

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  Barack Obama taps 1st black woman for attorney general

  World | November 08, 2014 7:14 IST

  Washington: President Barack Obama intends to nominate a New York City federal prosecutor to become the next attorney general and the first black woman to lead the Justice Department.Obama's spokesman said on Friday that he

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  German authorities questioned disclosure of names: Attorney General

  India | October 30, 2014 7:32 IST

    New Delhi: German authorities recently protested to the government against disclosing names of Indian account holders in Liechtenstein bank to the Supreme Court, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi said on wednesday ."After the Supreme Court directed

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  All foreign bank accounts will be assessed by March 2015: AG

  India | October 29, 2014 13:19 IST

  New Delhi: With the Centre submitting a list of 627 account holders in foreign banks to Supreme Court in the blackmoney case, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi today said that the deadline for investigation under the

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  Indian American named to lead US civil rights division

  World | October 16, 2014 9:04 IST

  Washington: Indian-American lawyer Vanita Gupta has been chosen to lead US justice department's civil rights division charged with enforcing laws that prevent discrimination and inequitable practices in housing, education and employment.Named Acting Assistant Attorney General

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  Mexico governor: Some bodies aren't of students

  World | October 12, 2014 7:02 IST

  Mexico City: The governor of the southern Mexico state where 43 college students disappeared after a confrontation with police said on Saturday that some of the bodies recovered from clandestine graves last weekend did not

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  Barak Obama announces attorney general's resignation

  World | September 26, 2014 6:38 IST

  Washington: US President Barack Obama on Thursday announced Attorney General Eric Holder's resignation. However, he will stay until his successor is confirmed.Obama made the official announcement at the White House alongside Holder, 63, who is

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  CVC appointment: SC seeks Centre's response

  India | September 18, 2014 12:26 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday sought the central government's response to a plea seeking to broaden the zone of consideration for the appointment of the Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) and making the entire process

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  Former Attorney General Goolam E. Vahanvati dies

  India | September 03, 2014 7:17 IST

  New Delhi: Former Attorney General of India G E Vahanvati, the first Muslim to become the top law officer of the country, died here yesterday following a heart attack aged 65.Goolam Essaji Vahanvati is survived

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  Ready to cancel all coal block allocations, Govt tells SC

  India | September 01, 2014 17:31 IST

  New Delhi: The Union government on Monday told the Supreme Court that it is prepared for the eventuality of the court deciding to cancel all coal block allocations, which the apex court had last week

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  Committee headed by Attorney General to look into changes in Lokpal rules

  India | August 03, 2014 12:11 IST

  New Delhi: A committee under the chairmanship of the Attorney General (AG) has been formed by the Centre to look into the amendments in Lokpal search panel rules, which were notified by the last UPA

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  'Leader of Opposition issue to be decided in four days'

  Politics | July 30, 2014 18:22 IST

  New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan Wednesday said she would take a decision on the Leader of Opposition issue within four days."I will see all the rules and also the letter of attorney general.

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  Congress not entitled to Leader of Opposition post, says Attorney General

  Politics | July 26, 2014 11:25 IST

  New Delhi: The Congress party is not entitled to the post of Leader of the Opposition, according to the government's top lawyer, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi. Rohatgi has conveyed this to Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra

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  Senior advocate Rohatgi is new AG

  India | June 12, 2014 16:17 IST

  New Delhi: Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi was today appointed as the new  Attorney General (AG) and will have a tenure of three years.The Law Ministry issued a formal notification appointing him as the top law