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CM accuses Centre for giving ‘false information’ to SC
Siddaramaiah said that the Union government has submitted false information to the apex court, attempting to deceive it about the rightful drought relief that was due to the state.
Updated on Apr 09, 2024 09:14 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Bengaluru
Amended IT rules offer remedy to victims of fake news: Centre to HC
The recent amendment to India's information technology rules provides a grievance redressal mechanism for victims of fake news and false information on social media, according to Solicitor General Tushar Mehta. The amendment is being challenged by satirist Kunal Kamra and media organizations, who argue that it infringes on freedom of speech and expression. The Bombay High Court expressed concerns about the lack of recourse for individuals whose posts are removed or accounts suspended based on the fact-checking unit's assessment.
Updated on Sep 28, 2023 08:56 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Mumbai
Amended IT rules not meant to curb free speech, criticism: Centre to HC
India's Solicitor General, Tushar Mehta, assured the Bombay High Court that new IT rules enabling the government to filter social media for fake news were not meant to curb free speech, criticism, humour or satire targeting even the prime minister. The court questioned the lack of guidelines to determine what is considered fake and misleading. Mehta argued that the rules only apply to fake and false facts, not opinion or criticism. The court noted that the term 'information' in the rules is not limited to facts, but includes opinion, criticism, and parody.
Updated on Sep 27, 2023 08:48 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Mumbai
Sanatana Dharma row: AAP doesn’t endorse Udhayanidhi’s statement, says Sanjay Singh
The DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin, who is the son of Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin, sparked a controversy last week by comparing Sanatana Dharma with “dengue, malaria” and said it needed to be “eradicated”
Updated on Sep 07, 2023 01:03 AM IST
Aneesha Sareen Kumar, Ludhiana
‘Solicitor general's arguments in SC vindicate our stand’: Mufti on Article 370
The bench was hearing Mehta’s submissions defending the Centre’s decision to do away with the special status of the former state and its reorganisation.
Updated on Aug 30, 2023 01:58 AM IST
Agencies, Srinagar
ED can interrogate me in prison, Balaji tells SC
Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji on Tuesday that nothing prevented the ED from interrogating him in the hospital during his 15-day remand beginning June 14 while he was hospitalised for bypass surgery
Updated on Aug 02, 2023 12:37 AM IST
Abraham Thomas
Centre reappoints Tushar Mehta as Solicitor General of India for 3 more years
Tushar Mehta has been reappointed as the Solicitor General of India for three more years, along with six additional solicitor generals in the Supreme Court.
Updated on Jul 01, 2023 03:35 PM IST
Petitions against two PMLA provisions need to stop: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday said the trend of filing petitions challenging the constitutional validity of certain provisions of PMLA must stop.
Updated on May 30, 2023 12:33 AM IST
Abraham Thomas
SC allows Centre’s request to defer hearing on ED chief’s case
The Supreme Court eventually allowed the Centre’s request and asked Tushar Mehta to make suitable arrangements for the next date. “Do not put us in a difficult situation on May 3.”
Updated on Apr 21, 2023 02:25 PM IST
Abraham Thomas
SC to hear pleas on scrapping of Muslim quota on April 25
Appearing before a bench led by justice KM Joseph, solicitor general Tushar Mehta requested more time to enable the state finalise its response to the petitions.
Updated on Apr 19, 2023 12:29 AM IST
In hearing same-sex marriage plea, Supreme Court adopts ‘incremental approach’
A five-judge bench said that it will not be touching upon the aspects of personal laws, adding an “incremental approach” to the process of judicial determination in the case will reflect “sage wisdom”
Updated on Apr 18, 2023 05:05 PM IST
SC grants bail to Akhil Gogoi in UAPA case but refuses to discharge him
The Supreme Court affirmed the revival of a UAPA case against Akhil Gogoi in connection with the violence during the protests against CAA in 2019.
Published on Apr 18, 2023 11:09 AM IST
SC to examine Gujarat’s objections to sharing contents of report on ‘encounters’
A bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Ahsanuddin Amanullah in January directed portions of the report be provided to the lawyers appearing in two public interest litigations
Updated on Apr 11, 2023 11:43 AM IST
Abraham Thomas
PM Modi’s degree order set aside, Kejriwal fined
The Gujarat high court on Friday set aside a 2016 order of the central information commissioner (CIC) asking Gujarat University to provide information about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s degrees to AAP leader and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
Updated on Mar 31, 2023 11:30 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Ahmedabad
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, Covid positive, regrets missing ‘historic oath’
A statement issued by the Solicitor General's office said he tested Covid positive on Sunday night with mild symptoms and is isolating.
Published on Jul 25, 2022 12:33 PM IST
PTI | , New Delhi
‘Shouldn’t be a fait accompli’: Supreme Court allows Central Vista ceremony, not work
All construction, demolition or translocation of trees at Central Vista project site has been put in abeyance till judgment by the Supreme Court on the validity of the project.
Updated on Dec 07, 2020 02:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Abraham Thomas
On posters outside Covid-hit patients’ homes, SC seeks Centre’s reply
The bench asked the petitioner’s lawyer Chinmoy Pradip Sharma to supply a copy of the petition to the Solicitor General and asked Centre to consider this demand and file response in two weeks.
Published on Nov 05, 2020 10:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Abraham Thomas
Judges shocked as SC lawyer appears shirtless at hearing
The lawyer appeared to realise his mistake, and put on a shirt, but logged out soon after without offering an explanation to the bench.
Published on Oct 28, 2020 03:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Abraham Thomas, New Delhi
‘Responsible and responsive’: Solicitor General lauds PM for Covid fight
Tushar Mehta, the Centre’s second senior-most law officer, said each and every step to deal with Covid-19 was taken by the government in a methodical and scientific manner
Updated on Aug 16, 2020 05:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Murali Krishnan
The SC has not been fair to Harsh Mander, writes Karan Thapar
Few can fathom complex jurisprudential arguments, but all of us automatically recognise fairness — or unfairness — when we see it. This is why I’m disillusioned with the way the SC has treated Mander
Updated on Mar 16, 2020 06:55 AM IST
Lawyers who represented Ram Lalla get hero’s welcome in Ayodhya
The VHP organised the felicitation ceremony for the lawyers who were in Ayodhya to pay obeisance to Lord Ram at the makeshift temple. VHP leader Sadhvi Ritambhara applied ‘tilak’ on 92-year-old lawyer Keshav Parasaran, who had led the team of lawyers in the court room battle.
Updated on Nov 23, 2019 10:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
Supreme Court halts felling of Aarey trees; government says 98% already cut
Solicitor general of India Tushar Mehta, appearing for Maharashtra government, told the apex court that whatever was required to be cut for the Metro car shed has already been done, and that the authorities would not chop any more trees.
Updated on Oct 08, 2019 01:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi, Mumbai | HT Correspondents
Allow us to contest or defer by-elections: K’taka MLAs to SC
The Election Commision’s counsel said the body has no view on the disqualifications but that the polls should not be deferred.
Updated on Sep 25, 2019 11:51 PM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent
In Harish Salve’s diagnosis of economic slowdown, a Supreme Court connection
The Supreme Court had in 2012 cancelled 122 spectrum and licences granted to eight companies in February 2012, saying the whole process was “illegal”. Salve had appeared for some of the 11 telecom companies in the case.
Updated on Sep 17, 2019 04:42 PM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Arun Jaitley: A distinctive lawyer, a fine human being
What set him apart was his polite, yet firm, manner; he was logical and persuasive; and he rarely raised his voice
Updated on Sep 04, 2019 07:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sidharth Luthra
Jaypee offered tax waiver for letting Centre finish projects
SC also extended until the next hearing the hold on the bidding process for taking over JIL’s housing projects. So far, there have been two rounds of bidding.
Updated on Sep 04, 2019 06:52 PM IST
New Delhi, Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
Chidambaram custody extended
The order was passed by special judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar, before whom Chidambaram was produced at the expiry of his extended custodial interrogation on Friday.
Updated on Aug 30, 2019 11:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Arun Jaitley’s ‘sound legal advise’ was trusted across political divide: Solicitor General
Jaitley, 66, who opted out of the Modi 2.0 government over health issues, died at AIIMS here after being admitted on August 9 following complaints of breathlessness and restlessness.
Updated on Jun 20, 2020 08:38 AM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Chidambaram Arrest in INX Media Case: CBI gives 5 reasons for former FM’s custody
Chidambaram Arrest in INX Media Case: CBI’s arguments for custodial interrogation of highlighted Chidambaram’s alleged non-cooperation and silence during questioning in the past.
Updated on Aug 22, 2019 06:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Richa Banka and Namita Singh
HC cancels ceremony for retiring judge in UP, OBA gives farewell
However, the Oudh Bar Association (OBA) of the Lucknow bench, an apex body of practicing lawyers, organised a farewell ceremony for Justice Pandey in the high court.
Updated on Jul 05, 2019 10:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | Pawan Dixit, Lucknow
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