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EWS Quota Given From 50% General Category, Doesn’t Erode SCs, STs, OBCs Reservation: Centre To Supreme Court
Strongly defending the 103rd constitutional amendment which provides for 10 per cent quota to the EWS, Attorney General K K Venugopal told a five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice U U Lalit that it does not violate the basic structure of the Constitution.
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Consent For Contempt Plea Over Special Treatment To Convicted Ex-MP Rejected
Attorney General K K Venugopal has declined consent for initiating contempt proceedings against 13 people, including jail and police officials, over controversial politician Anand Mohan being allegedly allowed to visit his residence in Patna after hi
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Supreme Court Closes Cases On Evacuation Of Students From Ukraine After Centre's Plea
A bench comprising Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justice Krishna Murari took note of Attorney General K K Venugopal's submissions that the Centre is also looking into the representation on their studies being hit by the ongoing war.
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Contempt Plea Against Comic Artist Rachita Taneja Over Tweets On Supreme Court
Having obtained the consent of Attorney General K K Venugopal, a law student has approached the Supreme Court with a petition for initiating criminal contempt proceedings against comic artist Rachita Rachita Taneja for her alleged objectionable tweets against the apex court.
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"Willful Disobedience": Attorney General On Jagan Reddy's Letter On Judge
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jaganmohan Reddy's letter to Chief Justice of India SA Bobde - in which he complained about a Justice NV Ramana is, prima facie, a willful disobedience of authority, Attorney General KK Venugopal said Monday
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Top Court Asks Attorney General's Assistance Over Plea To Define Minority
The Supreme Court today sought assistance of Attorney General K K Venugopal in dealing with a plea seeking that minority communities be defined on the basis of state-wise population data instead of national data.
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Top Court To Hear Contempt Plea Against Prashant Bhushan In July
The Supreme Court said today that it will hear in July, a contempt plea against lawyer Prashant Bhushan for tweeting that the government had perhaps submitted fabricated documents of the high-powered selection panel on the appointment of interim CBI chief to the top court. The plea was filed by Attorney General K K Venugopal.
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File Affidavit On Steps Taken To Form Lokpal Search Committee, Centre Told
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre to place on affidavit steps taken since September last year to set up a search committee for the Lokpal. The top court asked Attorney General K K Venugopal to file the affidavit on the matter by January 17.
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Summon K K Venugopal In Rajya Sabha Over Rafale Submission: Sanjay Singh
Rajya Sabha lawmaker and AAP leader Sanjay Singh today requested the Upper House chairman to summon the Attorney General to explain why "incorrect facts" were placed before the Supreme Court in the Rafale deal case. Mr Singh alleged that in the case, the government presented "incorrect facts" before the apex court that Friday rejected multiple plea...
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Attorney General KK Venugopal Welcomes "Excellent" Rafale Verdict
Attorney General K K Venugopal on Friday welcomed the "excellent" Supreme Court verdict in the Rafale deal case, and said it has given a clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
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2 Different Voices In Supreme Court Are Dangerous: Attorney General
Attorney General K K Venugopal on Saturday expressed concern over the Supreme Court relying on the concept of constitutional morality after it gave a 4:1 verdict in the Sabarimala case and said it might be used now for the purpose of testing laws. On September 28, a five-judge Constitution bench, headed by the then Chief Justice Dipak Misra, in a 4...
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Centre Withdraws Notification on Social Media Hub That Was Alleged to Track Citizens
In a U-turn, the Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that it was withdrawing its notification proposing to create a social media hub.
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Attorney General Declines Consent For Contempt Action Against Kapil Sibal
Attorney General K K Venugopal has refused his consent to a lawyer seeking contempt action against senior advocate Kapil Sibal for alleged "professional misconduct" while arguing in the Supreme Court on a plea regarding the CJI impeachment issue.
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Live Streaming Of Cases Can Start On Trial Basis: Centre To Top Court
Video recording and live streaming of judicial proceedings can be undertaken on a trial basis in constitutional matters being heard by the chief justice of India's court, the centre told the Supreme Court today.
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Attorney General Not To Appear Before Supreme Court In Gay Sex Case
Attorney General K K Venugopal today recused himself from appearing in the hearing before the Supreme Court on a clutch of pleas seeking decriminalisation of consensual gay sex saying he had represented one of the petitioners when a curative petition was filed in the matter.
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EWS Quota Given From 50% General Category, Doesn’t Erode SCs, STs, OBCs Reservation: Centre To Supreme Court
Strongly defending the 103rd constitutional amendment which provides for 10 per cent quota to the EWS, Attorney General K K Venugopal told a five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice U U Lalit that it does not violate the basic structure of the Constitution.
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Consent For Contempt Plea Over Special Treatment To Convicted Ex-MP Rejected
Attorney General K K Venugopal has declined consent for initiating contempt proceedings against 13 people, including jail and police officials, over controversial politician Anand Mohan being allegedly allowed to visit his residence in Patna after hi
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Supreme Court Closes Cases On Evacuation Of Students From Ukraine After Centre's Plea
A bench comprising Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justice Krishna Murari took note of Attorney General K K Venugopal's submissions that the Centre is also looking into the representation on their studies being hit by the ongoing war.
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Contempt Plea Against Comic Artist Rachita Taneja Over Tweets On Supreme Court
Having obtained the consent of Attorney General K K Venugopal, a law student has approached the Supreme Court with a petition for initiating criminal contempt proceedings against comic artist Rachita Rachita Taneja for her alleged objectionable tweets against the apex court.
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"Willful Disobedience": Attorney General On Jagan Reddy's Letter On Judge
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jaganmohan Reddy's letter to Chief Justice of India SA Bobde - in which he complained about a Justice NV Ramana is, prima facie, a willful disobedience of authority, Attorney General KK Venugopal said Monday
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Top Court Asks Attorney General's Assistance Over Plea To Define Minority
The Supreme Court today sought assistance of Attorney General K K Venugopal in dealing with a plea seeking that minority communities be defined on the basis of state-wise population data instead of national data.
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Top Court To Hear Contempt Plea Against Prashant Bhushan In July
The Supreme Court said today that it will hear in July, a contempt plea against lawyer Prashant Bhushan for tweeting that the government had perhaps submitted fabricated documents of the high-powered selection panel on the appointment of interim CBI chief to the top court. The plea was filed by Attorney General K K Venugopal.
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File Affidavit On Steps Taken To Form Lokpal Search Committee, Centre Told
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre to place on affidavit steps taken since September last year to set up a search committee for the Lokpal. The top court asked Attorney General K K Venugopal to file the affidavit on the matter by January 17.
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Summon K K Venugopal In Rajya Sabha Over Rafale Submission: Sanjay Singh
Rajya Sabha lawmaker and AAP leader Sanjay Singh today requested the Upper House chairman to summon the Attorney General to explain why "incorrect facts" were placed before the Supreme Court in the Rafale deal case. Mr Singh alleged that in the case, the government presented "incorrect facts" before the apex court that Friday rejected multiple plea...
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Attorney General KK Venugopal Welcomes "Excellent" Rafale Verdict
Attorney General K K Venugopal on Friday welcomed the "excellent" Supreme Court verdict in the Rafale deal case, and said it has given a clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
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2 Different Voices In Supreme Court Are Dangerous: Attorney General
Attorney General K K Venugopal on Saturday expressed concern over the Supreme Court relying on the concept of constitutional morality after it gave a 4:1 verdict in the Sabarimala case and said it might be used now for the purpose of testing laws. On September 28, a five-judge Constitution bench, headed by the then Chief Justice Dipak Misra, in a 4...
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Centre Withdraws Notification on Social Media Hub That Was Alleged to Track Citizens
In a U-turn, the Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that it was withdrawing its notification proposing to create a social media hub.
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Attorney General Declines Consent For Contempt Action Against Kapil Sibal
Attorney General K K Venugopal has refused his consent to a lawyer seeking contempt action against senior advocate Kapil Sibal for alleged "professional misconduct" while arguing in the Supreme Court on a plea regarding the CJI impeachment issue.
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Live Streaming Of Cases Can Start On Trial Basis: Centre To Top Court
Video recording and live streaming of judicial proceedings can be undertaken on a trial basis in constitutional matters being heard by the chief justice of India's court, the centre told the Supreme Court today.
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Attorney General Not To Appear Before Supreme Court In Gay Sex Case
Attorney General K K Venugopal today recused himself from appearing in the hearing before the Supreme Court on a clutch of pleas seeking decriminalisation of consensual gay sex saying he had represented one of the petitioners when a curative petition was filed in the matter.
