Attorney General Venugopal gives consent for Contempt Proceedings against standup comedian Kunal Kamra

New Delhi, November 12, 2020: The Attorney General of India Mr. K.K. Venugopal on Thursday gave consent to   initiate criminal contempt of court proceedings against standup comedian Kunal Kamra for his tweets insinuating the Supreme Court after it gave bail to Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami in an abetment to suicide case. According to Attorney General K.K. Venugopal that Kunal Kamra has crossed the line between humor and contempt of the Court. ....- Read More.

Attorney General refused to reconsideration denial of consent to initiate contempt case against Andhra Chief Minister Jaganmohan Reddy and State advisor Ajeya Kallam

New Delhi, November 09, 2020: Attorney General of India Mr. KK Venugopal has refused to accede to a request for reconsideration of his decision declining consent to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against Andhra Chief Minister Y S Jaganmohan Reddy and State advisor Ajeya Kallam for “Contumacious Letter” letter. Mr. Ashwini Kumar had sought consent from AG Venugopal under section 15(1)(b) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 read with Rule 3....- Read More.

Central Vista New Parliament Project is eco-friendly, natural energy uses & will save Rs 1.5 thousand crores per year: SG

New Delhi, November 04, 2020: The Centre’s Central Vista Redevelopment project and the government’s plan to construct a new Parliament building in the national capital is not a bargain of losses or a waste of the public exchequer, but through this, due to the proper utilization of funds, it will save Rs 1.5 thousand crore rupees every year. It will be an eco-friendly building, natural energy will be used as well as offices running in rented ....- Read More.

Centre sought 6 more weeks time from Supreme Court to file status report in Vijay Mallya’s extradition case: Tushar Mehta

New Delhi, November 02, 2020: The Centre Govt. had informed before the Supreme Court as part of the Centre’s submission that extradition of Vijay Mallya was not underway due to “secret proceedings” in the United Kingdom and sought six weeks to file a status report in liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s extradition case by the Solicitor General of India Mr.Tushar Mehta here today. The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices UU Lalit and Ashok Bhushan had taken up the matter where Mallya was scheduled to appear .....- Read More.

Ex - Solicitor General of India, Harish Salve gets married to Caroline Brossard in London

London/New Delhi, October 29, 2020: Harish Salve, one of India’s busiest lawyers – almost a celebrity to some – got married at a quiet church event in London yesterday. Salve is now London-based. The 65-year-old’s bride is London artiste Caroline Brossard (56). Present at the wedding were Caroline’s family members and Camellia and Namita Panjabi, Indian restaurateurs based in the UK. Just 15-odd people were present .....- Read More.

SC rejects Solicitor General's objection on appointment of Judge Lokur as One-Man Panel to prevent stubble burning

New Delhi, October 16, 2020: The Supreme Court rejects Solicitor General's objection on appointment of Judge Lokur as One-Man Panel to prevent stubble burning, when the Top Court, has appointed a One-Man Committee headed by Former SC Judge, Justice Madan B. Lokur to take steps for its prevention in the state of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. According to reports, just as the hearing ended and the bench was about to rise, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appeared before the bench via videoconferencing .......- Read More.

Union government strengthened top legal team by extending term of Attorney General Solicitor General, appointing six new ASGs and extending tenure of five existing ASGs

New Delhi, June 30, 2020: The Union government strengthened its top legal team by extending the term of K.K. Venugopal as the Attorney General (AG) for one year, Tushar Mehta as the Solicitor General (SG) for three years and appointing six new Additional Solicitors General (ASGs) besides extending the tenure of five existing ASGs. According to reports that the AG was reappointed........- Read More.

President of India has reappointed Senior Advocate K.K. Venugopal as Attorney General for India for one more year

New Delhi, June 30, 2020: The Union Ministry of Law and Justice (UMLJ) on June 29 said, a terse notification from the President of India - “The President is pleased to re-appoint Shri K.K.Venugopal, Senior Advocate as Attorney General for India for a period of one year w.e.f.  1st July, 2020. The Union government strengthened its top legal team by extending the term of K.K. Venugopal as the Attorney General (AG) for one year.  .....- Read More.

Tushar Mehta re-appointed Solicitor General for 3 years and also appointment new ASGs and re-appointments of ASGs

New Delhi, June 30, 2020: The Union The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India on June 29 issued a notification of extending the term of Mr. Tushar Mehta as the Solicitor General (SG) for three years and appointing six new Additional Solicitors General (ASGs) besides extending the tenure of five existing ASGs there by the Union Government has strengthened its top legal team. According to the notification, the Appointments  .....- Read More.

Former Additional Solicitor General of India and Senior Lawyer Mukul Rohatgi proposed an integration of the two systems in Court - physical presence and online system

New Delhi, June 13, 2020: Former Additional Solicitor General of India and Senior Lawyer Mukul Rohatgi said that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way lawyers have gone about doing their duties and the cost of litigation has reduced and the courts are also conducting virtual hearings during the COVID-19 pandemic and only urgent matters are being taken up for now. Addressing a session during a webinar on "COVID-19  .....- Read More.

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