KK Venugopal tenure as attorney general was extended by 12 months, while Tushar Mehta's tenure as solicitor general was extended by three years
1 min read30 Jun 2020The order was passed by a single judge bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher via videoconferencing.The court made it clear that the order is not passed on merits and it shall not be treated as precedent
1 min read23 Jun 2020Ex-FM Chidambaram took advantage of protective cover provided by HC, argues Solicitor general Tushar MehtaThe Solicitor general alleged that Chidambaram was evasive to the questions put to him and those could only have been answered by him
3 min read22 Aug 2019Solicitor General Tushar Mehta argued that the central govt was empowered to make a reference to the CVC for inquiry against CBI officials
1 min read5 Dec 2018A list of decisions taken by the CBI’s interim chief, Nageswara Rao, was also submitted to the top court
1 min read12 Nov 2018Government tells the Supreme Court that the issue regarding deportation of Rohingyas from Myanmar was better left to be decided diplomatically by the executive
2 min read31 Jan 2018The Supreme Court said it would peruse documents provided by the CBI relating to Karti Chidambaram’s alleged foreign bank accounts and properties
4 min read10 Oct 2017Justice P.S. Teji said that the main question was whether the documents seized by the CBI were to be retained by them or returned to the Delhi government
1 min read11 Feb 2016Additional solicitor general says not against posting of extreme political views on Internet, but argues that content hurting religious sentiments needs to be blocked
1 min read14 Jan 2015Supreme Court bench asks petitioners to suggest guidelines to additional solicitor general by 25 December
1 min read18 Dec 2014The 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