Venkatamanani, 72, will succeed K K Venugopal whose term ends on 30 September. Last week, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi had declined the offer to be Modi govt’s top lawyer.
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.
While granting consent to activist Shachi Nelli, Attorney General said the statement made by the Dharam Sansad leader was 'direct attempt to lower Supreme Court's authority'.
In a hearing Thursday, an SC bench led by CJI N.V. Ramana also expressed concern about the lack of accountability of the executive with regards to the sedition law.
Centre also asked for adjournment in a matter related to filling of vacancies in tribunals since Venugopal, appearing in the matter, is in quarantine after staff tests Covid positive.
Govt wants to invoke the Official Secrets Act in the case of the ‘stolen’ Rafale papers, but the Supreme Court has said it can’t ‘hide’ behind the act.
The Editors Guild of India issued a statement calling on the government to refrain from attempting to undermine the independence of media in reporting on the Rafale deal.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Using this technology, IDF carried out fully robotic combat missions, drastically reducing risk to Israeli troops. The robotic combat task force also enhanced situational awareness.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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