G E Vahanvati

• Centre's approval not required in court-monitored probe against civil servants: Supreme Court to CBI

  The Supreme Court today held that no approval from the Centre is required by CBI to prosecute senior bureaucrats in court-monitored corruption cases, strengthening the arms of the agency to go ahead against the officials without taking prior sanction from government.

• Coal-gate: Law Minister denies reports of meeting the Prime Minister

  Law Minister Ashwani Kumar today visited the Prime Minister's Office, but reportedly did not meet Dr Manmohan Singh as the latter left his office just a few minutes later. Dr Singh did, however, meet Attorney General GE Vahanvati earlier in the day.

• 2G case: A Raja accuses Attorney General GE Vahanvati of telling untruths against him

  Former Telecom Minister A Raja, the main accused in 2G spectrum scam, has told the Joint Parliamentary Committee that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was in the loop over policy decisions and has accused Attorney General G E Vahanvati of telling a "series of untruths" against him.

• Press Note on 2G spectrum changed at the last minute: Attorney General GE Vahanvati

  The controversial press note regarding 2G licences was changed at the last minute by then Telecom Minister A Raja in 2008 with a different pen, former Solicitor General G E Vahanvati told the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Tuesday, contending that his trust had been betrayed in the process.

• Supreme Court questions Centre on ex-CJI Balakrishnan

  The Supreme Court today asked Attorney General G E Vahanvati to apprise it about the status of a complaint filed in May last year against former Chief Justice of India and Chairman, National Human Rights Commission K G Balakrishnan, seeking a CBI probe into his assets."What is the status of the complaint forwarded to the Minsitry of Home Affairs?" ...