Solicitor General

2019 Ayodhya verdict does not cover Places of Worship Act: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta tells SC

The top court was hearing a clutch of pleas against the certain provision of the 1991 law, which mandates maintaining character of religious places as prevailed on August 15, 1947.

Oct 12, 2022, 19:51 PM IST

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta denies meet with Suvendu Adhikari after TMC calls for his removal

Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta and has refuted allegations of a meet with West Bengal BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari, saying the BJP lawmaker had come to his residence "unannounced".

Jul 02, 2021, 19:43 PM IST

TMC seeks removal of Tushar Mehta from Solicitor General post over his meeting with BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari

TMC wrote to PM Narendra Modi demanding removal of Tushar Mehta from the post of Solicitor General citing reports of the latter's meeting with Suvendu Adhikari. 

Jul 02, 2021, 14:54 PM IST

Tushar Mehta appointed Solicitor General of India

Senior Supreme Court advocate and Additional Solicitor General Thushar Mehta was on Wednesday appointed as the Solicitor General of India.

Oct 10, 2018, 15:45 PM IST

Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar resigns citing 'personal reasons'

The development was confirmed by the Additional Solicitor

Oct 20, 2017, 13:59 PM IST

Philippines top lawyer urges more killings

The Philippine government's top lawyer called on Monday for police to kill more suspected drug criminals, as he defended President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war on crime against mounting criticism.

Jul 11, 2016, 14:36 PM IST

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

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.

Feb 03, 2015, 21:27 PM IST