SC reserves verdict on pleas against IT Act provisions

Last Updated: Thursday, February 26, 2015, 18:43

A bench of justices J Chelameswar and R F Nariman reserved their judgement after Government concluded its arguments contending that section 66A of the Information Technology Act cannot be "quashed" merely because of the possibility of its "abuse".

SG backs DoT's stand on BWA spectrum allocation to RJio

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 3, 2015, 21:27

The Solicitor General of India has backed Department of Telecom's (DoT) stand on allocating BWA spectrum to Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (RJIL) and allowing the company to get a unified licence for Rs 1,658 crore.

SG withdraws from Sethusamudram case in Supreme Court

Last Updated: Sunday, September 22, 2013, 22:05

Solicitor General Mohan Parasaran has withdrawn himself from appearing in the controversial Sethusamudram project matter in the Supreme Court.

ASG Luthra recuses from representing CBI in coalgate

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 10, 2013, 21:17

Additional Solicitor General Siddharth Luthra Wednesday withdrew himself from representing CBI in Supreme Court in the coalgate case, making him the third advocate to dissociate from the controversial case.

PM wants law officers to be truthful in court: SG

Last Updated: Friday, May 3, 2013, 00:21

PM has made it clear to top law officers that they should be "truthful" before the Supreme Court in the coalgate matter.

Coal scam fallout: Haren Raval resigns as Additional Solicitor General

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013, 19:19

Additional Solicitor General Haren Raval, who sparked a controversy by telling the Supreme Court that CBI status report on Coalgate was not shared with the government, on Tuesday resigned from his post.

Govt seeks to downplay storm over Raval`s letter to AG

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013, 12:58

Government on Monday sought to downplay the political storm created by Additional Solicitor General Harin Raval`s letter accusing Attorney General G E Vahanvati of trying to interfere in CBI`s probe report on coal scam.

ASG writes to AG on coal scam probe, claims he being made a ‘scapegoat’

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013, 01:34

Additional Solicitor General Harin Raval is believed to have claimed that he has been made a "scapegoat" in the matter of coal scam probe report.

Italian govt reneged on its promise: Solicitor General

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 21:13

The Italian government has gone back on its undertaking to the Supreme Court by refusing to send back its two marines, accused of shooting dead two Indian fishermen off the coast of Kerala, a top law officer said.

Mohan Parasaran new Solicitor General

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 21:31

Additional Solicitor General Mohan Parasaran was appointed as the country`s new Solicitor General.

Mohan Parasaran to be elevated as Solicitor General

Last Updated: Saturday, February 9, 2013, 00:28

Additional Solicitor General Mohan Parasaran is all set to be appointed as the new Solicitor General (SG) of India following the resignation of senior advocate Rohinton Nariman from the post earlier this week.