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Venugopal to continue as Attorney General of India for three more months

PTI - 29 June, 2022

Venugopal, 91, was appointed by the President as Attorney General in July 2017 and has agreed to continue following a request by the central government.

SC to hear Centre’s plea against Tripura HC order on security cover to Mukesh Ambani & family

PTI - 27 June, 2022

Tripura HC had ordered the Centre to submit original files assessing threat towards Ambani, his wife and children, on the basis of which security was granted to them.

Eknath Shinde approaches SC over disqualification notices against rebel Maharashtra MLAs

ANI - 26 June, 2022

The plea also challenges the appointment of Ajay Chaudhary as the Shiv Sena’s legislative leader in the House in place of Shinde.

SC dismisses Zakia Jafri’s plea, says appeal ‘devoid of merits’: Full text of judgment

ThePrint Team - 26 June, 2022

A bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar upheld the decision of the Ahmedabad Metropolitan Magistrate to accept the closure report of the Special Investigation Team.

Supreme Court order on sex work historic, but execution will be the real hurdle

Anubhuti Jain - 8 June, 2022

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‘Against contract, law’: Why ONGC is urging SC to remove arbitrators who demanded ‘exorbitant’ fee

Bhadra Sinha - 15 March, 2022

3 former judges who were arbitrating between ONGC & construction firm Afcons ‘unilaterally raised fees’ midway, according to the govt-run oil & gas major.

Karnataka HC must determine if hijab is an essential practice in Islamic law, says state govt

Bhadra Sinha - 21 February, 2022

Advocate General says it will enable institutions to determine restrictions in dress code. State’s stand is ‘element of introducing religious dress shouldn’t be there in uniform’.

‘Withdraw or we’ll quash’, SC tells UP govt on recovery notices issued to anti-CAA protesters

Bhadra Sinha - 12 February, 2022

Court observed notices issued to recover losses caused by damage to public properties, contravened its two rulings that barred an additional district magistrate to adjudicate such proceedings.

‘Not healthy for democracy’: Why SC quashed 1-year suspension of 12 Maharashtra BJP MLAs

Apoorva Mandhani - 28 January, 2022

Court was hearing a petition by BJP MLAs who were suspended in July 2021 after being accused of 'misbehaving' with the presiding officer in the Maharashtra Speaker’s chamber.