Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi
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Pellet guns case: SC directs Jammu and Kashmir Bar Association to talk to Centre, separatists
•On Friday, the Supreme Court hearing the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association’s plea against the use of pellet guns in the state, directed the petitioner to talk to the various stakeholders and take their opinion in the case, ANI reported.
SC upholds ban on liquor outlets on highways; Goa faces the brunt
Fp Staff •The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the 15 December liquor ban on state highways but relaxed the rule a little.
Kashmir unrest: SC asks Centre to consider other alternatives to pellet guns
•The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to consider effective means other than use of pellet guns to quell stone pelting mobs in Jammu and Kashmir as it concerns life and death.
CS Karnan: Calcutta HC judge orders CBI probe against SC judges after warrant
Ians •In unprecedented happenings in the country's judicial corridors, the Supreme Court on Friday issued a bailable warrant against Calcutta High Court Justice C.S. Karnan for refusing to heed summons to appear, and the judge hit back by ordering the CBI to probe all the seven apex court judges in the constitution bench.
Supreme Court raps Narendra Modi govt for delaying appointment of judges
Fp Staff •The Supreme Court on Friday criticised the Narendra Modi-led NDA government for its lackadaisical attitude to the appointment of judges, and accused the government of trying to starve out the cause of justice by not appointing judges
Cauvery issue: Karnataka caught between rock and hard place, special legislature session convened
Fp Staff •Unrelenting in its position, despite the fresh Supreme Court order to release 6,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, the Karnataka Cabinet on Saturday night decided to convene a legislature session on 3 October, the second recently, to take a call on the apex court directive.
Cauvery issue: Centre seeks modification of SC order to set up water management board
Fp Staff •The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that it has no jurisdiction to direct it to set-up the Cauvery Management Board as it was just a recommendation of the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal and not binding on the government. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi made the submission before the bench of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Uday Umesh Lalit while mentioning the Centre's application for modification of the apex court's 30 September order that directed the constitution of the Cauvery Management Board.
Did you know the maximum per hearing fee permitted by SC is Rs 8000?
Smurlidharan •Today top-notch advocates charge anything between Rs 10 lakh to Rs 1 crore and more per hearing, with Harish Salve proudly declaring in a Times Now show more than a year ago that he was the country’s highest charging advocate.
Supreme Court reverses its order; allows CM, governors, ministers to be featured in public advertisements
Fp Archives •The Supreme Court's verdict came on pleas by Centre and seven states which claimed that the earlier verdict infringed fundamental rights.
Arunachal Pradesh crisis: Supreme Court recalls notice issued to Governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa
Fp Staff •The Arunachal Pradesh political crisis took a dramatic turn on Monday when the Supreme Court accepted the Centre’s plea and recalled a notice issued to Governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa.