Attorney General Vahanvati

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  GK Pillai Knew Of Changes In Ishrat Jahan Affidavit, Says Inquiry Panel

  The one-man enquiry committee, which probed the issue of missing files in the controversial Ishrat Jahan encounter case, has claimed that former Home Secretary GK Pillai was in the know of the changes made in the second affidavit relating to the case which was to be filed before Gujarat High Court.

• Former Attorney General Goolam Essaji Vahanvati Dies

  Former Attorney General Goolam Essaji Vahanvati has died. He was 65 years old.

• Mukul Rohatgi Appointed Attorney General of India, to Hold Post for Three Years

  The government today officially appointed senior Supreme Court advocate Mukul Rohatgi as the new Attorney General of India, the top law officer of the country. Mr Rohatgi will take charge next week and will hold the post for three years.

• Mukul Rohatgi Appointed New Attorney General of India

  Senior Supreme Court advocate Mukul Rohatgi has been appointed the new Attorney General of India, the top law officer of the country. Mr Rohatgi had served as Additional Solicitor General in the last NDA regime.

• Attorney General Goolam Vahanvati and Solicitor General Mohan Parasaran Resign

  The country's two top law officers Attorney General (AG) Goolam Essaji Vahanvati and Solicitor General (SG) Mohan Parasaran have tendered their resignations following the change in the government at the Centre.

• Ishrat Jahan case: CBI told it needs Centre's sanction to prosecute Intelligence Bureau officers

  The Attorney General of India GE Vahanvati has told the Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI that the agency needs the sanction of the government before it prosecutes serving and retired Intelligence Bureau officers charged in the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case.

• Scrap coal block allocations if they failed to start operations: Attorney General tells Government

  Attorney General Goolam E Vahanvati has added to the worries of the government by asking it to cancel the coal blocks granted to private players after if they had failed to start operations after obtaining mining licences.

• Fit case for action against Justice Ganguly, says Attorney General: sources

  Attorney General Goolam E Vahanvati has given the go-ahead for a presidential reference for the removal of Justice AK Ganguly, accused of sexually harassing a law intern, from his position as Chairman of the West Bengal Human Rights Commission, say sources.

• Centre's approval not required in court-monitored probe against civil servants: Supreme Court to CBI

  The Supreme Court today held that no approval from the Centre is required by CBI to prosecute senior bureaucrats in court-monitored corruption cases, strengthening the arms of the agency to go ahead against the officials without taking prior sanction from government.

• We hardly socialize, said Supreme Court judges. Find out why.

  The Supreme Court took exception to counsel Prashant Bhushan's comment that it was hesitant in taking action against Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati, but later on Wednesday accepted his apology that he did not intend to lower the esteem of the court or hurt judges.

• Supreme Court stays Gauhati High Court's order that held CBI 'unconstitutional'

  In a major relief for the government, the Supreme Court today stayed the Gauhati High Court's unprecedented order declaring the Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI as "unconstitutional" which didn't have the power to investigate crimes. The top court has fixed December 6 as the next date for hearing in the matter.

• Government to move Supreme Court tomorrow on Gauhati High Court order on CBI

  The government will move the Supreme Court tomorrow seeking a stay on the Gauhati High Court order terming CBI as unconstitutional.

• Attorney General for immediate disqualification of convicted MPs

  Ending uncertainty over the procedure to notify the disqualification of convicted MPs Lalu Prasad and Jagdish Sharma, the Attorney General (AG) has told the Lok Sabha secretariat to immediately issue the notification declaring the seats vacant.

• Lawmakers convicted for more than 2 years disqualified immediately: Attorney General

  Attorney General GE Vahanvati has said any lawmaker convicted for more than two years by a court of law stands disqualified from the date of his or her conviction.

• Coal-gate: Attorney General apologises in Supreme Court for losing his cool

  Attorney General GE Vahanvati today apologised before the Supreme Court for losing his cool during arguments in the coal blocks allocation scam case yesterday.