Senior advocate R Venkataramani named Attorney General of India

Senior advocate R Venkataramani was appointed as the Attorney General of India on Wednesday for a term of three years, according to a notification. He will succeed K K Venugopal, whose term will......

Mukul Rohatgi set to return as attorney general

Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi is set to return as India's attorney general from October 1, sources familiar with the development said. IMAGE: Mukul Rohatgi. Photograph: ANI Photo Rohatgi was the......

Lawyers petition attorney general for nod to sue Kapil Sibal for contempt

Two lawyers on Monday wrote separate letters to Attorney General K K Venugopal seeking his consent to initiate contempt proceedings against Rajya Sabha MP and senior advocate Kapil Sibal for......

Guv delaying bills has become an 'endemic': Kerala to SC

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response of the Centre and Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan's office on a plea of the state government accusing him of not granting assent to several bills......

HC seeks RIL response on govt's plea accusing firm of siphoning off gas

The Delhi high court (HC) division Bench on Thursday sought a response from Reliance Industries (RIL) and others regarding the government’s appeal against the Mukesh Ambani-owned conglomerate......

Imported O2 concentrators: SC stays HC order on levy of IGST

The Supreme Court Tuesday stayed a Delhi high court order holding as "unconstitutional” the imposition of Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) by the Centre on import of oxygen......

GST Council meet on Aug 27: What to expect

It is likely to be a stormy affair with divergent views on market borrowing. Centre will likely press states to borrow to make up for the shortfall, but states want either the Centre or the GST......

Centre not obliged to pay GST shortfall to states: AG

The attorney general has opined that there is no obligation on the central government to pay the GST compensation shortfall to states and the GST Council has to decide on ways to make good any......