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Govt clarifies stand on ethanol blending, says E20 is national policy, not an ‘ongoing experiment’

OpIndia Staff -
The clarification followed India Today’s claim that E20 was described as an experiment, a report repeated by other media outlets and criticised online for appearing to contradict the government’s stated support for the nationwide programme.
Law

Supreme Court seeks response of the Centre and States on plea seeking 30% reservation for women lawyers in govt law officer posts

OpIndia Staff -
The plea highlights that women continue to remain underrepresented in key legal posts. It points out that no woman has ever been appointed as the AG or SG.
News Reports

Nicolás Maduro charged with Narco-Terrorism, possession of machine guns and others, says U.S. Attorney General Bondi after U.S. forces captured the Venezuelan President

OpIndia Staff -
Hours after President Donald Trump confirmed that U.S. special forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife during a large-scale military operation in...
News Reports

Opposition MPs write to President Draupadi Murmu and Attorney General over social media ‘trolling’ of CJI Chandrachud

OpIndia Staff -
Vivek Tankha alleged that the CJI was being trolled at the behest of the ruling BJP government.
News Reports

AG refuses permission for contempt proceedings against retired justice SN Dhingra and others for criticism of SC judges’ statements against Nupur Sharma

OpIndia Staff -
The AG in his letter has stated that their statements are in the realm of “fair criticism” on a hearing conducted by the Supreme Court of India.
News Reports

After OpIndia and Nupur J Sharma, AG gets letter to initiate contempt proceedings against retired Justice Dhingra and two others

OpIndia Staff -
The letter alleged that the use of 'unparliamentary and derogatory' language against the Judiciary fell within the scope of the Contempt of Courts.
News Reports

Fresh contempt of court proceedings sought against ‘comedian’ Kunal Kamra after ‘l*vda pakad ke jhul ja’ video goes viral

OpIndia Staff -
A letter has been written to India's Attorney General, KK Venugopal, stating that Kunal Kamra has vilified and defamed the Indian judicial system
News Reports

Attorney General grants consent for contempt of court proceeding against Ajeet Bharti for second time, says ‘Court bashing has become pastime’

OpIndia Staff -
This is the second instance when the Attorney General has granted sanction against Ajeet Bharti for his alleged derogatory video
Law

Attorney General declines consent for contempt proceedings against Bhim Army chief despite agreeing that Azad made scurrilous comments against SC

OpIndia Staff -
Attorney General said scurrilous allegations were made against SC judges by Bhim Army chief but refused sanction for contempt proceedings
Law

Attorney General KK Venugopal grants sanction to initiate contempt proceedings against DO Politics’ Ajeet Bharti

OpIndia Staff -
Attorney General KK Venugopal has given his consent to initiate contempt proceedings against journalist Ajeet Bharti.
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