Solicitor General Tushar Mehta

SC to pass interim order on pleas seeking independent probe into Pegasus snooping row

An international media consortium has reported that over 300 verified Indian mobile phone numbers were on the list of potential targets for surveillance using Pegasus spyware

Pegasus snooping row: Centre against filing detailed affidavit, cites national security in SC

The Centre told a Supreme Court bench that it has nothing to hide and that's why the government has on its own said it will constitute a committee of domain experts to look into these allegations

SC expresses concern over section of media for communalising news, 'bringing bad name to India'

Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, said IT Rules have been framed to regulate content online, including web portals.

Pegasus row: 'Nothing to hide', expert committee to probe all claims, Centre tells Supreme Court

The government told a bench headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana that this issue is "highly technical" and expertise was needed to examine the aspects

Delegation of TMC MPs meets President, demands removal of Tushar Mehta as Solicitor General

Various news items have reported a private, one-on-one meeting between BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, 'an accused' in serious criminal offences and Mehta, TMC MPs said in a letter submitted to the president

Considering pleas seeking Rs 4 lakh ex gratia to kin of those who died of COVID-19, Centre tells SC

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, requested a bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and MR Shah for some time so that he can file a response on the pleas

Vijay Mallya extradition: SC tells Centre to submit status report on confidential proceedings in UK within six weeks

The Centre had on 5 October told the apex court that the fugitive businessman cannot be extradited to India until a separate secret legal process in the UK is resolved

'Has to be some decorum': SC judges shocked as lawyer in Sudarshan TV case appears shirtless for online hearing

Justice Chadrachud asked the solicitor-general to speak to the lawyer and ensure that such a mistake is not repeated

SC dismisses pleas seeking removal of ex-DGP, former HC judge from Vikas Dubey probe panel

The court said it would not allow the petitioners, who had referred to media interviews by retired DGP KL Gupta for seeking his removal, to cast aspersions on the inquiry commission.

SC on CBSE Board Exam 2020: Class 10 exams cancelled, Class 12 papers optional; verdict due at 10.30 am

Supreme Court on CBSE Board Exam 2020 | The students of Class 12, however, will have the option to choose be evaluated on the basis of past marks, or appear for papers as soon as the situation is conducive to hold exams.