Punjab CM should ask Sidhu to refrain from doing TV: Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi
Navjot Singh Sidhu, as a public servant, should refrain from doing television owing to his moral responsibility to disassociate with any commercial activity, even though there is no law which bars such a move, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi said today.
Mar 22, 2017, 22:51 PM IST
Ready to negotiate one-time settlement with banks: Vijay Mallya
Embattled liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Friday said that he was ready to negotiate with banks for one-time settlement and urged the Supreme Court to intervene.
Mar 10, 2017, 17:33 PM IST
Convene Assembly within a week for floor test: Attorney General advises Tamil Nadu Governor
The Attorney General has given opinion to Tamil Nadu Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao that Assembly should be convened within a week for floor test to decide whether O Panneerselvam or VK Sasikala have the majority.
Feb 13, 2017, 17:42 PM IST
Supreme Court to name new BCCI administrators on January 24, modifies order on disqualification
A newly-set up bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra, A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud modified the order.
Jan 21, 2017, 00:35 AM IST
Attorney General clears way for Rs 3,050 crore penalty on Airtel, Voda, Idea
Paving the way for Rs 3,050 crore cumulative penal action on telecom operators Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular, the Attorney General is learnt to have opined that the Department of Telecom has power to impose penalty on grounds of poor quality of service.
Jan 12, 2017, 23:30 PM IST
SC asks govt if demonetisation was confidential; to judge if policy unconstitutional
The Supreme Court on Friday resumed hearing on the pleas filed against government's demonetisation drive and sought to know from the government if the policy was confidential when it was being made.
Dec 09, 2016, 14:34 PM IST
Ask authorities to revist law on rash driving, SC tells AG
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it hoped the Attorney General will impress upon authorities concerned to revisit the provisions of law pertaining to punishment for rash and negligent driving.
Sep 21, 2016, 21:49 PM IST
Rajnath Singh seeks 3-month extension for Ishrat probe officer; PM Modi gives two
Senior IAS officer B K Prasad, who probed the Ishrat Jahan missing files case, has got two- month extension with Prime Minister Narendra Modi reducing the three-month period sought by Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
Jul 18, 2016, 16:49 PM IST
Netanyahu aide detained in Israel fraud probe
A former senior aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was arrested in connection with a fraud inquiry.
Jul 15, 2016, 15:47 PM IST
FBI director to face Republican fire over Clinton email probe
Republicans will get their first chance to grill FBI Director James Comey when he appears before Congress on Thursday to explain his decision not to recommend criminal charges against Democrat Hillary Clinton over her use of private email servers.
Jul 07, 2016, 17:11 PM IST
SC to expedite hearing on plea to examine Christian Canon law
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to expedite hearing on a PIL to examine the issue whether divorce granted by a Church, set up under its personal law, could be considered valid under the Indian common law.
Jul 04, 2016, 20:29 PM IST
Relief for Reliance Jio: AG says, don’t hike spectrum usage fee
In what could bring respite to Reliance Jio Infocomm, Mukul Rohatgi has said that spectrum usage charge for should not be increased.
Jun 02, 2016, 10:48 AM IST
AG to decide whether report on Ranjit Sinha be made public
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi if the report on the meetings between former CBI director Ranjit Sinha and some accused in coal block allocation scam be made public.
Apr 06, 2016, 21:41 PM IST
AMU minority status issue: Centre to withdraw appeal against the Allahabad HC judgement
The Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi on Monday told Supreme Court that the Centre is withdrawing its appeal against the Allahabad HC judgement in AMU minority status case.
Apr 04, 2016, 14:52 PM IST
Will request SC to ensure Vijay Mallya's presence, if needed: AG
The Attorney General said power to arrest does not mean that every offender has to be arrested and it was only a mechanism to ensure that investigation does not get hampered.
Mar 14, 2016, 23:10 PM IST
There is no mandate that Vijay Mallya should come himself, says Attorney General
Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi on Monday said that the Supreme Court has not currently ordered Vijay Mallya to appear in person.
Mar 14, 2016, 09:57 AM IST
Priority to bring back Vijay Mallya to India: Attorney General
Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi Wednesday said the top priority for authorities here was to make liquor baron Vijay Mallya return and disclose his assets, most of which are abroad, failing which proceedings for revocation of his passport may be initiated as was done in the case of former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi.
Mar 10, 2016, 00:19 AM IST
Confirmed! Vijay Mallya left India on March 2, Centre informs SC
Liquor baron Vijay Mallya, who is facing legal proceedings for allegedly defaulting loans of over Rs 9,000 crores from various banks, has left the country a week back, government Wednesday informed the Supreme Court.
Mar 09, 2016, 17:13 PM IST
AG supports grant to security clearance to SUN TV Network
Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi has supported grant of security clearance to 33 channels of Kalanithi Maran-promoted Sun TV Network, saying the corruption cases being investigated against the network's promoter cannot be ground to deny it.
Jun 19, 2015, 16:58 PM IST
SC refuses to pass interim order on pleas of AI, unions
The Supreme Court Monday refused to pass any interim order on a batch of cross-appeals filed by Air India (AI) and various employees' unions against a Bombay High Court order on implementation of Dharmadhikari panel's recommendations on merger of erstwhile Indian Airlines and AI.
Dec 01, 2014, 19:31 PM IST
