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"Govt should reconsider collegium system": Advocate KK Manan on Justice Uj
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Advocate KK Manan dismissed Supreme Court judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan's reported remarks on the interference of the executive in the collegium system over the transfer of Justice Sreedharan but highlighted the "incompetence" of the collegium system, and demanded government to reconsider it
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Vice-President's remarks on SC order evoke mixed views from legal luminari
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Legal experts have shared diverse opinions on Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar's criticism of the Supreme Court's directive requiring the President to act within a specified timeframe on bills forwarded by Governors for consideration.
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Judiciary cannot be a wing of government: Former ASG Aman Lekhi
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Former Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Aman Lekhi on Friday said that while the government has the authority to enact laws, at the same time, those laws remain subject to judicial scrutiny.
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"Nothing wrong" with retention of Sedition Law: Senior Advocate Aman Lekh
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Backing for the continuance of Sedition law in the system, the Law Commission of India has said that the Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) needs to be retained due to the "internal security threats" and to prevent offences against the state, however, certain amendments may be intro
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Attorney General refuses to give consent for contempt of court proceedings
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Attorney General of India KK Venugopal has refused to give consent for initiating contempt of court proceedings against former Delhi High Court judge Justice SN Dhingra, former Additional Solicitor General Aman Lekhi and senior advocate K Rama Kumar for thei
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Aman Lekhi tenders resignation as Additional Solicitor General of India
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 4 (ANI): Senior Advocate Aman Lekhi on Friday tenders his resignation from the post of Additional Solicitor General (ASG) of India.
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SC raps Centre for 'deficiency' in speedy trial for criminal cases
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up the central government for its "deficiency" in taking effective steps to ensure speedy trial in criminal cases.
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