Tushar Mehta

Mehbooba Mufti had been served summons to appear before the Enforcement Directorate in a PMLA case. She challenged the ED summons in the Delhi High Court saying she doesn't know why she was being called. The Centre is likely to move the case to the Supreme Court to club similar cases.

The Supreme Court division bench after hearing the Sr Advocate Prashant Bhushan and Tushar Mehta ordered the petitioner to issue a public notice in at least two local newspaper returnable on 18 August.

Trinamool MPs - Derek O'Brien, Sukhendu Sekhar Roy and Mahua Moitra wrote a letter to PM Modi, in whic they demanded to remove Solicitor General Tushar Mehta from his post over his alleged meeting with BJP MLA Subhendu Adhikari. Mehta says he didn't meet Bengal BJP leader

The SG also mentioned that there might have been a similar systematic failure on part of the Delhi government, but this was the first time that a top government official admitted to a ‘systematic failure’ on part of the Union government, that too before the Supreme Court.

The flawed and prejudiced opinion of the highest legal representative of Union government reflects how shabbily important issues are being handled.

The petitioner highlighted that the plea challenging electoral bonds has been pending in the Top Court since September 2017.

The Delhi Police on Thur...

The Delhi High Court on Thursday has heard the arguments presented by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for the Central Government in its plea against Vedanta seeking clearance of dues of Rs. 3686 Crores in lieu of renewal of the contract for Rajasthan oil block.

The three-judge bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subash Reddy and MR Shah has listed the matter for hearing day after tomorrow. On the previous occasion, the bench had asked the Centre to file an affidavit seeking response on the issue within a period of 2 weeks.

In a positive move, IARI has developed capsules which can decompose stubble from paddy harvest to manure. This will be used in states to reduce pollution, an issue that has gripped courts too.