Solicitor General

"I'm Certain I've Never Met Indrani Mukerjea," P Chidambaram Tells Court

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday September 27, 2019

There is a grave case against former Finance Minister P Chidambaram, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the Delhi High Court today as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) outlined its objections to the senior Congress leader's bail appeal

Showing P Chidambaram Evidence Will Hurt Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi Cases: Agency

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday August 29, 2019

INX Case: Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram's plea to see the evidence before it is placed before the court will adversely affect several cases involving economic offenders and terror funding, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court on Thursday.

Arun Jaitley's Legal Advice Was Trusted Across Party Lines: Solicitor General

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 24, 2019

With the passing away of Arun Jaitley, the country has lost a brilliant parliamentarian, an intelligent statesman and a legal luminary whose advise was trusted by all in public life across the political divide, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said on Saturday.

CBI Seeks Help From 5 Countries In INX Media Probe: Sources

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday August 23, 2019

The CBI has contacted five countries for information on shell companies and bank accounts to identify the manner in which kickbacks were allegedly routed in the INX Media case over ten years ago, sources said. Former Union Minister P Chidambaram and his son, Karti, are among those accused in the alleged scam involving jailed media baron Indrani Muk...

"Monumental Money Laundering" By P Chidambaram, Government Tells Judges

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday August 23, 2019

The centre today opposed former Union Minister P Chidambaram's petition for interim protection from arrest by investigation agencies, saying that any such order by the Supreme Court would hinder the ongoing probe into a case of "monumental" money laundering involving INX Media.

Men On Bike Snatch Cellphone From Solicitor General's Wife In Delhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 19, 2019

Two bike-borne men allegedly snatched the mobile phone of Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta's wife in front of the FICCI auditorium in Mandi House, the police said today.

Senior Lawyer, Former Additional Solicitor General Amarendra Sharan Dies

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 12, 2019

Senior advocate and former Additional Solicitor General Amarendra Sharan died today after a heart attack.

Article 370 Scrapped? Not Really, Explains Harish Salve

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday August 5, 2019

The government applied the provisions of the Constitution in its totality and used Articles 2 and 3 to reorganise Jammu and Kashmir, former Solicitor General and Constitutional expert Harish Salve told NDTV on Monday. Calling it a "major surgery" he also clarified the idea that Article 370 was scrapped was a misunderstanding.

"India Can't Be Refugee Capital": Centre To Top Court On Assam NRC List

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday July 19, 2019

Lakhs of people have been wrongly included in the draft National Register of Citizens being prepared in Assam to weed out illegal immigrants, centre told the Supreme Court today, asking for more time to finalise the list. "India can't be world's refugee capital," Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the top court, appearing on behalf of the central ...

Sitaram Yechury Questions CBI Raids On Indira Jaising

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 11, 2019

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday accused the government of "targeting" former additional solicitor general Indira Jaising and her husband Anand Grover hours after the CBI began raids at their residences and offices.

"A Person In My Own Right": Indira Jaising On Attorney General's Remark

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Aditya Sharma | Thursday March 7, 2019

Senior lawyer Indira Jaising is one of the country's leading human right advocates and was named among Fortune magazine's 'fifty greatest leaders' of 2018. She was also the first woman to be appointed as Additional Solicitor General of India in 2009. So when Attorney General KK Venugopal referred to her in court as the wife of senior counsel Anand ...

Vigilance Counsel Seeks Court Nod To 'Access' Report Against CBI Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 16, 2018

The crucial hearing in the CBI case had a light moment today when the Central Vigilance Commission's advocate requested the Supreme Court to allow him "access" to CVC's confidential preliminary inquiry report against CBI Director Alok Kumar Verma. "You (CVC) have not got it (report)? You are the author of the report and you have not seen it?," Chie...

CBI Feud Enters High Court, Advocates Fight Over Who Represents Agency

India News | NDTV News Desk | Friday November 2, 2018

The tussle within the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) spilled on to the Delhi High Court today with the additional solicitor general and a special public prosecutor both claiming to represent the agency in the bribery case involving special director Rakesh Asthana.

Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta Appointed Solicitor General Of India

India News | NDTV News Desk | Wednesday October 10, 2018

Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta has been appointed as the new Solicitor General of India.

National Conference Engages Gopal Subramanium To Defend Article 35-A

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 27, 2018

National Conference has engaged former solicitor general of India Gopal Subramanium to defend Article 35-A of the Constitution, which is facing a legal challenge in the Supreme Court, the party said on Sunday.