Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, reacting to the Supreme Court's decision to constitutionally validating the removal of Article 370, credited the development to the "iron will" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and "brilliant strategy" of Home Minister Amit Shah.
Mehta, who argued on behalf of the Centre said that the case was beyond the scope of the Supreme Court and fell within the domain of Parliament. He further said that apex court's judgement balances the interests of individuals with the interests of a civilised society.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for Centre, told a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud that the process of updation of the voters' list in Jammu and Kashmir is underway and it will take a month or so to complete.
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and Manoj Misra was told that Solicitor General Tushar Mehta will appear for the State of Manipur and the Centre and he was not currently available.
Appearing for the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta on Tuesday argued at Madras High Court that the habeas corpus petition filed by the wife of Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji is not maintainable as "there is no code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) provision t
In his review petition, Kejriwal said the postgraduate degree of Modi was not available on the website of the university or elsewhere in the public domain as claimed by the university and as submitted by Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta, who appeared on behalf of the university.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed the SC that SEBI is seeking an extension of time for conducting the probe and needs six months to reach any conclusion.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for Delhi Police, apprised the SC bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud that Delhi Police will register the FIR by this evening.
On day six of the hearing on petitions seeking marriage equality, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for Centre argued that if the petitioner's submission is accepted then it may cause various ramifications and in the future, someone may challenge provisions against incest.
The Supreme Court on Friday took into the record the assurance given by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that the district administration has provided sufficient water facilities to the devotees performing 'Wazu' (ablution) and coming for Namaz inside the Gyanvapi mosque premises.