Senior SC advocate Ranjit Kumar appointed Solicitor General

Senior Supreme Court advocate Ranjit Kumar, considered an expert on constitutional laws, was appointed as the solicitor general on Saturday. The law ministry issued a notification appointing Kumar,......

Centre extends term of Attorney General, senior law officers

The terms of Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar and four other senior law officers have been extended by the government. The Appointments Committee of the......

Kohinoor was 'surrendered' by Maharaja of Lahore to British: ASI

The 108-carat Kohinoor diamond was “surrendered” by the Maharaja of Lahore to the Queen of England and “not handed over” to the British nearly 170 years ago, according to......

SC allows 13-year-old Mumbai rape survivor to abort pregnancy

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed a 13-year-old alleged rape survivor to terminate her 32-week-old pregnancy after taking note of a medical report. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra......

Aadhaar project will continue, government tells Supreme Court

758 million Aadhaar numbers have been generated and UIDAI has been asked to cover the entire country by MarchThe Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court it would go ahead with the unique identity......

Supreme Court panel comes out with guidelines on govt ads

A Supreme Court-appointed high-powered committee has recommended that names and pictures of political parties and their office bearers like presidents be not mentioned in government advertisements.......

Supreme Court asks govt to clarify stand on gas pricing

Refusing to stay a possible increase in the price of domestic natural gas days before a new pricing formula was to be finalised, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the government to clarify its......

SC: People with genuine reasons should be allowed to deposit old notes

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted the Centre and the Reserve Bank of India two weeks to consider the option of granting a window to those who could not deposit their demonetised......