When senior advocate Mathews Nedumpara challenged the Chief Justice's authority and disrupted proceedings, Chandrachud warned he could be removed if he continued. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta criticized Nedumpara's conduct as contemptuous.
Prabir Purkayastha had filed plea last week challenging his arrest and the police custody, and sought immediate release as interim relief.
Tushar Mehta was appointed as Solicitor General on October 10, 2018, and since then he had been granted an extension twice.
The Special Marriage Act, 1954 provides a legal framework for the marriage of people belonging to different religions or castes. It governs a civil marriage where the state sanctions the marriage rather than the religion.
SG Tushar Mehta said that the debate which is to happen is about the creation or conferring of the socio-legal institution and whether it should be done by the forum of the court or parliament.
Hate speech in India: Asking people for restraint, a bench of Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna termed hate speeches a vicious circle and said they are being made by fringe elements.
SC on freebies: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said a line should be drawn, where somebody should tell "please do not do this".
In light of a meeting between Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, several TMC MPs on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Modi seeking the removal of Mehta from his post.
"He will be remembered as a sane voice, a dependable friend, an intelligent statesman and a legal luminary whose sound legal advice was trusted by all persons in public life across the political divide," Mehta added.
While arguing in favour of custodial interrogation of Chidambaram, Mehta submitted that there are certain individuals who will "never divulge the truth if they are under the protective umbrella of anticipatory bail."
Mehta's tenure will end on June 30, 2020. Solicitor General of India is the second highest rank for the law officer of the government.
Justifying imposition of prohibitory orders under section 144 of CrPC in Central Delhi, Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the apex court that a holistic approach was needed to deal with the issue.
Grover's appointment followed the incumbent U.U. Lalit's appointment as top court judge. He was representing both the Central Board of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday asked Gujarat cadre IAS officer Pradeep Sharma, now under suspension, to remove offending references to then chief minister Narendra Modi before it takes up his plea for transfer of
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