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  Mukul Rohatgi declines Centre's offer to be next Attorney General

  India | September 26, 2022 8:24 IST

  Mukul Rohatgi was succeeded by Venugopal, who was appointed to the post in July 2017.

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  Mukul Rohatgi to return as Attorney General

  India | September 13, 2022 10:15 IST

  Mukul Rohatgi was first appointed as the Attorney General in 2014 for a three-year term.

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  Pakistan not trustworthy, trial in neutral country only way Jadhav could get relief: Ex-AG

  India | June 11, 2021 18:18 IST

  Pakistan's National Assembly has approved a bill allowing Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav to appeal his conviction in the high courts of the country.

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  Govt to decide on next attorney general at 'appropriate time', says Ravi Shankar Prasad

  Politics | June 15, 2017 22:24 IST

  "We have taken note of request of the AG not to continue due to personal reasons. We respect that. Rohatgi has been a very distinguished AG. He has served with great distinction," the minister said.

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  Don't want a second term, want to return to private practice, says Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi

  India | June 12, 2017 7:22 IST

  Rohatgi said he was appointed by the Narendra Modi government after it came to power in May 2014 and he has served his three-year term.

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  Government extends term of Attorney General, senior law officers

  India | June 03, 2017 18:37 IST

  Rohatgi was in June, 2014 appointed as the country's chief law officer for a fixed three-year term.

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  Muslim Board's affidavit on triple talaq an 'eyewash', says AG Mukul Rohatgi

  India | May 23, 2017 20:01 IST

  Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi today termed the AIMPLB's affidavit in the Supreme Court on its advisory on triple talaq a mere eyewash.

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  Will come out with a law if triple talaq struck down: AG to SC

  India | May 15, 2017 13:21 IST

  The government today told the Supreme Court that it will come out with a law to regulate marriage and divorce among Muslims if triple talaq is held invalid and unconstitutional by the court.

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  Security forces working on ‘secret weapon’ to replace pallet guns in valley: Govt to SC

  India | April 10, 2017 15:16 IST

  The Central government on Monday told the Supreme Court that they were actively working on to develop an alternate of pallet guns, which was actively used by the security forces in Kashmir valley last year to disperse mob

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  Amendment in Lokpal Bill pending before Parliament, likely to be taken up in March: Govt informs SC

  India | February 13, 2017 21:54 IST

  A proposed amendment in the Lokpal Bill is pending before Parliament and is likely to be taken up in March, Government informed the Supreme Court today.

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  Tamil Nadu crisis: AG advises Governor to hold composite floor test in Assembly within a week

  Politics | February 13, 2017 23:26 IST

  Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi has advised Governor C Vidyasagar Rao to hold composite floor test in the Assembly pitting caretaker Chief Minister O Paneerselvam against AIADMK General Secretary VK Sasikala.

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  No 'logjam' or 'blame game' in judicial appointments, Centre tells Supreme Court

  India | September 14, 2016 20:36 IST

  The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that there is no blame game or logjam in appointments and transfer of judges for higher judiciary and there is progress in the process.

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  Haryana panchayat polls put on hold

  Politics | September 22, 2015 14:56 IST

  New Delhi: The ongoing Panchayat elections in Haryana were put on hold on Tuesday as the state government asked the Supreme Court to decide whether there could be an educational qualification as an eligibility criteria

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  NJAC will bring transparency to judicial appointments: Attorney General Rohatgi

  India | July 25, 2015 23:40 IST

  Ahmedabad: Attorney General of India Mukul Rohatgi today pitched for National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) saying the collegium system of appointing judges in higher judiciary "lacked" transparency."The 99th constitutional amendment and National Judicial Appointments Commission

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  Judges' appointment through NJAC will of the people, SC told

  India | June 08, 2015 23:30 IST

  New Delhi: The central government on Monday told the Supreme Court that it was the will of the people to have transparent, accountable and criteria-based appointment of judges through the National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC)

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  Will decide issue of larger bench first: SC

  India | May 11, 2015 20:02 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court today made it clear that it would first decide on the issue of referring the challenge to the new system of appointment of judges to a larger bench of nine

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  NJAC will not appoint judges till Supreme Court decides on its validity

  India | April 23, 2015 20:29 IST

  New Delhi: The National Judicial Appointments Commission, whose constitutional validity has been challenged, will not make fresh appointments of judges to higher judiciary till the issue is settled, the government today told the Supreme Court.The

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  SC reserves verdict on maintainability of pleas against NJAC Act

  India | March 24, 2015 16:53 IST

  New Delhi:  The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on maintainability of petitions challenging the validity of a constitutional amendment and the NJAC Act, meant to replace the two-decade old collegium system of judges

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  Supreme Court restrains HCs from entertaining pleas against NJAC Act

  India | March 11, 2015 18:15 IST

  The Supreme Court on Wednesday restrained all high courts from entertaining any petition challenging validity of Constitutional Amendment Act and National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act meant to replace the two-decade-old collegium system of judges

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  No Sanskrit exams in Kendriya Vidyalaya schools this year: Government tells Supreme Court

  India | December 05, 2014 17:21 IST

  New Delhi:  The central government told the Supreme Court Friday that the switch over from German to Sanskrit as a third language in Kendriya Vidyalayas will be effected but there will be no Sanskrit exams