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Madhavi Divan appointed as Additional Solicitor General
Prior to her, the NDA government had appointed senior woman advocates Pinky Anand and Maninder Acharya as ASGs
1 min read18 Dec 2018Delhi sealing drive: City master plan changed to legalise what is illegal, says SC
A Supreme Court bench has asked the Centre if they had any plan to deal with the traders' protests over the ongoing sealing drive in Delhi
2 min read3 Apr 2018Delhi sealing drive: Complete breakdown of law and order, says SC
The SC came down heavily on the authorities over the protests against the sealing drive in Delhi and termed it a 'very serious issue' concerning governance
4 min read2 Apr 2018Ranjit Kumar resigns as solicitor general
Ranjit Kumar today resigned as solicitor general of India for 'personal reasons'
1 min read20 Oct 2017Donald Trump to nominate Noel Francisco to be solicitor general
Noel Francisco is one of more than a dozen lawyers from Jones Day Reavis & Pogue who have taken positions in Donald Trump's administration
2 min read8 Mar 2017Preet Bharara’s insider-trading smackdown heads to the Supreme Court
The decision to appeal to the Supreme Court is one that Bharara is believed to have wanted from the beginning
2 min read31 Jul 2015We want to protect right to free speech: govt to SC
Supreme Court bench asks petitioners to suggest guidelines to additional solicitor general by 25 December
1 min read18 Dec 2014Domestic LPG can’t be sold in open market
Solicitor general has upheld oil ministry view that sale of LPG by domestic producers to anyone other than state-owned OMCs is not permissible
2 min read10 Nov 2014Ranjit Kumar assumes office as solicitor general
The law ministry notified the appointment of the solicitor general and six additional solicitors general on 7 June
1 min read9 Jun 2014Govt appoints Ranjit Kumar as solicitor general
Kumar had been a counsel for the Gujarat government and amicus curiae in several cases in the Supreme Court
1 min read7 Jun 2014Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared