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Sorabjee was exceptional legal mind, great scholar of constitution: Rajnath

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has condoled the demise of former Attorney General Soli Sorabjee, calling him an exceptional legal mind and a great scholar of the Indian constitution."Deeply pained by the demise of India's former Attorney General and veteran jurist, Shri Soli Sorabjee," tweeted Singh."He was an exceptional legal mind and a great scholar of our constitution. His services to the nation will always be remembered. My heartfelt condolences to his bereaved family," he added.Sorabjee died earlier on Friday morning at the age of 91. He is survived by his wife, two daughters and two sons.Born on March 9, 1930, Sorabjee and was a champion of freedom of speech and expression."The gentle giant Soli Sorabjee passed away this morning. Always ready to lend a helping hand Soli Sir leaves behind countless admirers & many memories. My condolences to the family in this hour of grief," tweeted Union Minister Smriti Irani while condoling Sorabjee's demise.Sorabjee had been honoured ..

Soli Sorabjee, former attorney general, dies at 91 after contracting Covid

Sorabjee, a senior lawyer and Padma Vibhushan recipient, was being treated at a private hospital

Soli Sorabjee, former attorney general, dies of Covid-19 at age 91

Former Attorney General and Constitutional law expert Soli Sorabjee passed away on Friday morning after getting infected with Covid-19, family sources said

AG declines consent to initiate contempt proceedings against ex-CJI Gogoi

Attorney General Venugopal refused to grant sanction to initiate contempt proceedings against former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi for his alleged statements against the apex judiciary

Joe Biden selects Judge Merrick Garland as his attorney general: Report

Biden has selected Merrick Garland, a federal appeals court judge who in 2016 was snubbed by Republicans for a seat on the Supreme Court, as his attorney general, sources said

No need for special counsel to probe Hunter Biden, election fraud: Barr

Attorney General William Barr said that there is no need for a special counsel to investigate the finances of President-elect Joe Biden's son Hunter or fraud in the recent Presidential elections

Judges must consider themselves in victim's shoes before their response: AG

He said that improving the representation of women in the judiciary could also go a long way towards a more balanced and empathetic approach in cases involving sexual violence

AG okays contempt proceedings against comedian Kunal Kamra over fresh tweet

The top law officer had last week granted consent for initiation of contempt proceedings against Kamra for his earlier tweets which allegedly criticised the Supreme Court

AG Venugopal grants consent for contempt proceedings against Kunal Kamra

Venugopal said today people believe that they can boldly and brazenly condemn the Supreme Court of India

AG to SC: Media freely commenting on pending cases amounts to contempt

Attorney General K.K. Venugopal submitted before the Supreme Court that media comments on pending cases are an attempt to influence judges and their outcome, which is equivalent to contempt of court

SC seeks AG's assistance in 2009 contempt case against Bhushan, Tejpal

The Supreme Court accepted the plea of activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan to seek assistance of Attorney General K K Venugopal in a 2009 contempt case against the advocate and journalist Tarun Tejpal

AG's consent not required to initiate suo motu contempt proceedings: SC

A bench of Justices Arun Mishra, B R Gavai and Krishan Murari will hear arguments on August 20 on the quantum of sentence to be awarded to Bhushan for its contempt

GST Council to discuss legal opinion of AG on compensation: Sitharaman

Tthe Attorney General has opined that there is no obligation on the central government to pay the GST compensation shortfall to the states

Borrowing by states for GST compensation to be cost inefficient: Punjab FM

Attorney General K K Venugopal has suggested that the Council can recommend to the Centre to allow states to borrow on the strength of future receipts from the compensation fund

Centre not obliged to pay for shortfall in GST compensation fund, says A-G

Says Centre not obliged to pay GST compensation shortfall; experts dislike idea of burdening states with additional debt

Centre not obliged to pay for shortfall in GST compensation fund: AG

The Attorney General in his view said there is no obligation on the central government to pay the GST compensation shortfall

K K Venugopal reappointed as Attorney General of India for one year-

Senior government officials had earlier said that the Centre had written to Venugopal, 89, about its plan to give him a fresh tenure

Attorney-General pitches for fixed 3-year tenure for CJI to bring change

The Chief Justice batted for introducing artificial intelligence in the court management system, as it would streamline many cumbersome processes in the judicial system.

Jaitley's demise 'big loss' for country, legal fraternity: Attorney General

The Attorney General described Jaitley as the brain behind managing difficult situations faced by the BJP

Trump nominates ex-Bush attorney general William Barr to succeed Sessions

If William Barr is confirmed by the Senate after his official nomination, he will replace the current acting attorney general Matt Whitaker