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Govt re-appoints Mehta as SG for three years, ASGs’ term extended

Centre reappoints Solicitor General Tushar Mehta for three more years.
india news
Updated on Jun 22, 2026 07:31 am IST

Maha move to breach 50% quota cap came after SG’s letter

The Supreme Court of India (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)
mumbai news
Published on Nov 25, 2025 05:36 am IST

Over 37 lakh dog bites reported in a year: Centre tells Supreme Court

People hold placards during a protest in solidarity with the stray dogs, at Lodhi Garden, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025.
india news
Updated on Aug 14, 2025 11:15 am IST

Indian-origin lawyer named Ohio’s new solicitor general

Mathura Sridharan has been named Ohio’s 12th solicitor general
us news
Published on Aug 04, 2025 01:57 pm IST

Who is Mathura Sridharan? Ohio's solicitor general trolled for wearing ‘bindi’

Mathura Sridharan studied law at the New York University School of Law and graduated from there in 2018. Before that, she had done bachelor and masters in engineering from MIT.
us news
Updated on Aug 03, 2025 05:19 pm IST

X removes account highlighting anonymous content risks

Solicitor general Tushar Mehta told the Karnataka high court about the fictional account to illustrate his point. (Shutterstock)
india news
Updated on Jul 18, 2025 05:15 pm IST

CM accuses Centre for giving ‘false information’ to SC

A statement from the office of the Chief Minister issued on Monday said that faced with continued delays by the Centre in providing the rightful drought relief to the state. (PTI)
india news
Updated on Apr 09, 2024 09:14 am IST

Amended IT rules offer remedy to victims of fake news: Centre to HC

12 March 2018, Mumbai: Kunal Kamra - Stand-up comedian . Photographed by Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint
mumbai news
Updated on Sept 28, 2023 08:56 am IST

Amended IT rules not meant to curb free speech, criticism: Centre to HC

12 March 2018, Mumbai: Kunal Kamra - Stand-up comedian . Photographed by Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint
mumbai news
Updated on Sept 27, 2023 08:48 am IST

Sanatana Dharma row: AAP doesn’t endorse Udhayanidhi’s statement, says Sanjay Singh

AAP national spokesperson Sanjay Singh. (HT Photo)
chandigarh news
Updated on Sept 07, 2023 01:03 am IST

‘Solicitor general's arguments in SC vindicate our stand’: Mufti on Article 370

Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti. (HT File)
chandigarh news
Updated on Aug 30, 2023 05:14 am IST

ED can interrogate me in prison, Balaji tells SC

V Senthil Balaji told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that nothing prevented the ED from interrogating him in the hospital during his 15-day remand beginning June 14 while he was hospitalised for bypass surgery. (PTI)
india news
Updated on Aug 02, 2023 12:37 am IST

Centre reappoints Tushar Mehta as Solicitor General of India for 3 more years

Senior advocate and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta (File Photo)
india news
Updated on Jul 01, 2023 03:35 pm IST

Petitions against two PMLA provisions need to stop: Supreme Court

New Delhi, Apr 18 (ANI): A view of the Supreme Court, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI Photo) (ANI)
india news
Updated on May 30, 2023 12:33 am IST

SC allows Centre’s request to defer hearing on ED chief’s case

The Supreme Court reminded solicitor general Tushar Mehta that it made it clear the last time that no further adjournments would be granted (HT File Photo)
india news
Updated on Apr 21, 2023 02:25 pm IST

SC to hear pleas on scrapping of Muslim quota on April 25

Senior counsel Kapil Sibal, appearing for the petitioners, did not object to the adjournment but said the state should share the counter affidavit with them over the weekend so that they come prepared to argue on April 25. (HT)
india news
Updated on Apr 19, 2023 12:29 am IST

In hearing same-sex marriage plea, Supreme Court adopts ‘incremental approach’

The hearing of the case will continue on Wednesday. (PTI photo)
india news
Updated on Apr 18, 2023 05:05 pm IST

SC grants bail to Akhil Gogoi in UAPA case but refuses to discharge him

Akhil Gogoi, Raijor Dal president and MLA from Sibsagar, Assam, was released by the NIA court in connection with a case related to anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests. (PTI)
india news
Published on Apr 18, 2023 11:49 am IST

SC to examine Gujarat’s objections to sharing contents of report on ‘encounters’

The matter will be heard on July 12. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
india news
Updated on Apr 11, 2023 11:43 am IST

PM Modi’s degree order set aside, Kejriwal fined

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI)
india news
Updated on Mar 31, 2023 11:30 pm IST

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, Covid positive, regrets missing ‘historic oath’

Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta (PTI PHOTO.)
india news
Published on Jul 25, 2022 12:33 pm IST

‘Shouldn’t be a fait accompli’: Supreme Court allows Central Vista ceremony, not work

Under the Central Vista project, a common Central Secretariat, a new Parliament House building, and residences of Prime Minister and vice-president will be constructed.
india news
Updated on Dec 07, 2020 02:39 pm IST

On posters outside Covid-hit patients’ homes, SC seeks Centre’s reply

During the hearing, the SC observed that directions cannot be issued to each state. Instead, the Centre could consider issuing a common circular to all states and union territories.
india news
Published on Nov 05, 2020 10:20 pm IST

Judges shocked as SC lawyer appears shirtless at hearing

In May, the Supreme Court secretary general Sanjeev S Kalgaonkar issued a notification allowing lawyers to shun their long robes and coats while appearing before the court through videoconferencing.
india news
Published on Oct 28, 2020 03:31 am IST

‘Responsible and responsive’: Solicitor General lauds PM for Covid fight

As the face of the Central government before the Supreme Court in various Covid related petitions, Tushar Mehta said he has witnessed first hand the ways in which the government has tackled coronavirus. (Photo: Fcebook)
india news
Updated on Aug 16, 2020 05:06 pm IST

The SC has not been fair to Harsh Mander, writes Karan Thapar

Mander asked people to protest in a peaceful manner
columns
Updated on Mar 16, 2020 06:55 am IST

Lawyers who represented Ram Lalla get hero’s welcome in Ayodhya

A Hindu devotee blows a conch shell in celebration after the verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi case.
india news
Updated on Nov 23, 2019 10:51 pm IST

Supreme Court halts felling of Aarey trees; government says 98% already cut

Axed trees in Aarey Colony in Mumbai on Monday.
india news
Updated on Oct 08, 2019 01:00 am IST

Allow us to contest or defer by-elections: K’taka MLAs to SC

The court is hearing the disqualified MLAs’ petition questioning the speaker’s decision to disqualify them as members of the house instead of giving a final verdict on their resignations.
india news
Updated on Sept 25, 2019 11:51 pm IST

In Harish Salve’s diagnosis of economic slowdown, a Supreme Court connection

Harish Salve, one of India’s top lawyers, has said the Supreme Court is responsible for India’s current economic slowdown and that it began with the top court’s judgment in the 2G spectrum case in 2012
india news
Updated on Sept 17, 2019 04:42 pm IST
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