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Senior advocate Sanjay Jain appointed as Additional Solicitor General in S
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 16 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday appointed senior advocate Sanjay Jain as the Additional Solicitor General in the Supreme Court of India, an official statement stated.
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Former Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar appointed amicus curiae for Jagannat
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 9 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday appointed former Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar as amicus curiae to assist the court in framing guidelines and issues for managing the administrative affairs of Jagannath temple in Odisha's Puri.
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SC asks Centre, Meghalaya govt to file status report on miners' tragedy
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 4 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre and Meghalaya government to file a status report before it by January 7 on the rescue operation of 15 miners trapped in coal mine in East Jaintia Hills since December 13.
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Centre appoints Madhavi Divan ASG
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): The Central government on Monday appointed advocate Madhavi Divan the Additional Solicitor General (ASG).
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CBI case: Extraordinary situations need extraordinary remedies, SG tells S
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 6 (ANI): "Extraordinary situations sometimes need extraordinary remedies", Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta on Thursday told the Supreme Court while confronting questions in the Apex Court over Centre's sudden order to send Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Dire
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SC raps Centre for 'deficiency' in speedy trial for criminal cases
Updated : 7 years, 3 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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Tushar Mehta appointed Solicitor General of India
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 10 (ANI): Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta has been elevated to the post of Solicitor General of India on Wednesday.
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SC seeks suggestions to preserve Taj Mahal
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought detailed suggestions to preserve the historic Taj Mahal from respective parties in the case pertaining to maintenance of the monument. The parties include the main petitioner MC Mehta, CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board
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President Kovind accepts resignation of ASG Sethi
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Delhi (New Delhi) [India], Aug 11 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday accepted the resignation of Sandeep Sethi from the post of the Additional Solicitor General(ASG) of India, with immediate effect.
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Tharoor raps BJP, says Section 377 about freedom, not sex
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India], July 11 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Thraoor on Wednesday said that by not taking a 'clear stand' on scarring of section 377, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has 'betrayed Hindu values, as the issue is about freedom and not sex.
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If enacted, Section 377 'won't withstand the test of constitutionality'
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): As the Constitution Bench of Supreme Court continues to hear the pleas seeking scrapping of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which criminalises homosexuality, advocate Arvind Dattar said if enacted the law "won't withstand the test of constitutiona
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Section 377: Centre to file response in SC today
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Soon after a Constitution Bench of Supreme Court began hearing the pleas seeking scrapping of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which criminalises homosexuality, Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Central Government, told the cour
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