Harish Salve

'Some of India's finest judges appointed when executive had control over judicial appointments': Harish Salve

"It may be time to revisit the current system and correct that 'folly'," Harish Salve said.

Presidential Reference: Supreme Court raises concern over Governor's alleged power to withhold money bills

The case is being heard by a Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justices Surya Kant, Vikram Nath, PS Narasimha and AS Chandurkar.

Vodafone Idea seeks urgent listing of curative plea on AGR dues, CJI to take a call

The curative plea was filed in September and since then there has been a restructuring and the company’s backers want a closure to the AGR issue, Vodafone Idea told the court

Electoral bond controversy: SBI's plea and Supreme Court's directive

While SBI had said it would require time to match the details of the donor with the political party they have donated to, Supreme Court clarified that it need not do any such matching and it would have to submit the details that are readily available with it.

Harish Salve, former Solicitor General of India, gets married for 3rd time in London

Harish Salve, 68, was earlier married to Meenakshi and got divorced after three decades of marriage. He later married Caroline Brossard in 2020.

‘Why should West Bengal ban The Kerala Story while it's exhibited in rest of the country, CJI Chandrachud observes

The CJI also observed that the film is being exhibited in States that have similar demography as West Bengal.

MC Exclusive: Asking the SC to extend the Special Marriage Act to same-sex couples is a step too far: Harish Salve

alve said that the courts have a role to play in protecting the rights of same-sex couples, but they should not be rewriting the law, as the Act is clearly meant for binary relationships.

Top lawyer Harish Salve on the Kerala story row, Same-sex marriage case, foreign law firms entry

Former Solicitor General and King's Counsel Harish Salve talks to Moneycontrol on Kerala Story, Same-sex marriage hearings in the Supreme Court, Collegium, and why he is bullish about India.

MC Exclusive: Nowhere in the world does judiciary appoint itself, Harish Salve on collegium system

Salve doesn't subscribe to the belief that if the judiciary is not left free to appoint judges, then the independence of the judiciary will be compromised. "These are myths which need to be busted,” he stated.

Controversy over The Kerala Story is largely political, says Harish Salve

The Kerala Story” is about a group of women from the state who converted to Islam and joined ISIS. According to its makers, it reveals the events behind "approximately 32,000 women" allegedly going missing from Kerala.

Maharashtra Political Crisis | Supreme Court to hear Eknath Shinde camp's petitions against Dy Speaker's decisions today

Shinde's petition has also challenged appointment of Ajay Choudhari as the Shiv Sena Legislature Party leader and the rejection of no-confidence motion against deputy speaker Narahari Zirwal in the petition. Senior advocate Harish Salve is expected to represent Shinde and his group of rebel MLAs in the court, according to the sources.

What's wrong in giving discounts on rental to sellers: Flipkart to Karnataka HC

Flipkart’s counsel says that the argument that the e-commerce major can give sellers discounts on rentals is being misconstrued as an admission of violating FDI norms.

Amazon vs Future Retail | Amazon is going all out to create ruckus: Kishore Biyani

Kishore Biyani, while referring to the Amazon-Future Retail deal, said this was a corporate battle being fought for supremacy over Indian customers.

Amazon vs Future Retail | Restraining of FRL-Reliance Retail deal may lead to job losses: Harish Salve

Referring to the agreement between Future Coupons Private Limited (FCPL) and Amazon, eminent lawyer Harish Salve argued that the real intention of Amazon - as it shows - was to blow smoke in the eyes of the Indian authorities.

Courts must be open to public scrutiny, criticism: Harish Salve

Salve was addressing the 16th Justice P D Desai Memorial Lecture on Criticism of judiciary, contempt jurisdiction and its use in the age of social media.

Tata vs Mistry case | Steep rise in valuation of SP Group's stake shows company not 'mismanaged', Tatas tell SC

The differences over the valuation could prove detrimental to the cash-strapped SP Group, that has been locked in a legal battle with the Tatas since Cyrus Mistry’s unceremonious removal as Tata Group chairman in 2016.

Tata, Mistry wrangle over valuation mismatch | SP Group's stake in Tata Sons worth only Rs 80,000 crore, Tatas tell SC

The Mistry group had claimed that its stake in Tata Sons was worth over Rs 1.75 lakh crore.

Amazon has no right to control any voting in FRL, its representations are false: Harish Salve tells Delhi High Court

Delhi High Court reserves order; asks parties to the suit to file written submissions by Monday

Amazon not entitled to object, cannot control FRL board: Harish Salve tells Delhi High Court

As per the Companies Act 2013, entities with less than 10 percent shareholding cannot object to schemes of arrangement

India faces 5 uncertainties in COVID-19 outbreak, says ex-RBI governor Urjit Patel

The pandemic has exposed the vulnerability of the human race, senior advocate Harish Salve said.

Post ICJ, India tried to persuade Pak through back channel to release Kulbhushan: Harish Salve

Salve was the lead counsel for India in the Jadhav case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) which had last year ruled that Pakistan must review the death sentence awarded to the retired naval officer after a closed trial.

Fail to understand why Citizenship Act is discriminatory: Harish Salve

Saying that the principle of equality does not mean that every law must have universal application, the advocate said that even the Supreme Court has repeatedly refused to interfere and left it on the government to decide which policy is best for India.