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Supreme Court tells Centre to submit information on detention centres in Assam, foreigners detained there in past decade
•The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to provide various details about the detention centres in Assam, the period of detention of detainees and the status of their cases before the foreigners' tribunal.
Meghalaya mine tragedy: Centre says 'we have to believe in miracles'; SC asks to 'continue making efforts'
•The Centre told SC that it has to "believe in miracles" and see if the 15 miners, who have been trapped for almost a month inside an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya, come out alive.
Meghalaya mine rescue operation: Centre tells Supreme Court it has no blueprint of illegal mine, struggling to locate miners
•Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, for the Centre, told the Supreme Court that the Meghalaya mine was near a river, which has hindered the rescue operation.
'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."
CBI vs CBI hearing: Supreme Court reserves order on Centre action against Alok Verma; CJI asks why strip CBI director of powers suddenly
Fp Staff •The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on the pleas filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Alok Verma and NGO Common Cause challenging the decision of the Central government to send Verma on leave.
National Conference approaches ex-solicitor general Gopal Subramanium to defend Article 35A in Supreme Court
•Article 35A in the Constitution accords special rights and privileges to the citizens of Jammu and Kashmir and denies property rights to a woman who marries a person from outside the state.
Solicitor-General Ranjit Kumar resigns, becomes second top law officer to quit in months
Fp Staff •The Solicitor-General of India, Ranjit Kumar, has resigned from his post.
Donald Trump to nominate Washington lawyer Noel Francisco as US solicitor general
•US president Donald Trump will nominate Washington lawyer Noel Francisco to be solicitor general, the White House said on Tuesday.
Former Attorney General Goolam Vahanvati passes away at 65
Fp Archives •Vahanvati had served as the Solicitor General of India between June 20, 2004 and June 7, 2009. He was earlier the Advocate General of Maharashtra.
It's official: Tatas get 6 more months to operate Taj Mansingh
Fp Staff •The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Monday gave the Tata-owned Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) another extension of six months (till March 31, 2014) to operate the Taj Mahal hotel in the capital's tony locality Mansingh Road. However, the auction of the property hinges on the Solicitor-General's opinion on the right of first refusal (ROFR). <br /><br />