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Advocate Madhavi Divan appointed Additional Solicitor General, becomes third woman to hold the post in SC
•Divan will represent the government in the Supreme Court and will hold office till 30 June, 2020. She is the third woman who has been appointed ASG in the apex court.
'Constitutional morality can be very dangerous': Attorney General KK Venugopal fears SC may become third Parliament chamber
Fp Staff •Criticising the top court for depending on the Constitutional morality, the Attorney General while speaking at the Second J Dadachanji Memorial Debate said, "The use of Constitutional morality can be very, very dangerous and we can't be sure where it will lead us to. I hope Constitutional morality dies."
SC reserves verdict on Bhima Koregaon activists' arrest: If not CBI and police, whom should we trust, asks Harish Salve
Fp Staff •The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved it judgement in the Bhima Koregaon activists' arrest case.
Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter: CBI seeks dismissal of PIL in Bombay High Court challenging Amit Shah's discharge
•In the PIL, the petitioners questioned why the CBI had only challenged Amit Shah's discharge in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case and not that of the police officers named in the case.
Sohrabuddin Shaikh encounter case: Won't oppose Rajkumar Pandian's discharge, CBI tells Bombay HC
•The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday told the Bombay High Court that it would not oppose the discharge granted to IPS officer Rajkumar Pandian, a former accused in the Sohrabuddin Shaikh "fake" encounter case, by the trial court.
Supreme Courts calls for active involvement of NHRC in probe into allegations of 'fake encounters'
•The Supreme Court on Monday said the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) should be "actively involved" in the probe into a large number of cases of alleged extra-judicial killings and fake encounters by the army, Assam Rifles and the police in Manipur.
2G spectrum case: Centre names Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta as special public prosecutor
Ians •The central government has named Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta as the Special Public Prosecutor for the 2G spectrum scam case
SC angered over criticism that it is trying to run govt, says judiciary blamed for executive not doing its job
•The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed anguish over the criticism that it was trying to "run the government", saying the judiciary is blamed if it points out that the executive is not doing its job.
Delhi HC reserves order on SIT plea to cancel Sajjan Kumar's bail in 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases
•The Delhi High Court on Sunday reserved its order on a plea by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases, seeking to cancel the anticipatory bail granted to Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in two matters.
Indian Navy offers job in private company to transgender ex-sailor Sabi
•The court was hearing the ex-sailor's plea challenging an 6 October order of the Navy removing her from service.