Rohatgi was previously the Attorney General from 2014 to June of 2017.
This is KK Venugopal's second extension after 2020 where his tenure was extended by one year.
A bench of Justices Arun Mishra and D Y Chandrachud said it will be better the instant case was also dealt by the larger seven-judge bench which is also hearing a suo motu case against now Calcutta High Court judge Justice C S Karnan.
"Am I not entitled on equity to the same relief as done in the case of Manmohan Singh," Santosh Bagrodia's counsel and senior advocate KK Venugopal submitted before a bench headed by Justice MB Lokur
Getting the Supreme Court to do that is no easy task. Yet, two, recent Supreme Court judgments have raised 'review petition' cries.
Telecom regulator TRAI's report purportedly assessing zero loss in 2G spectrum allocation during the tenure of former Telecom Minister A Raja today came under sharp criticism of the Supreme Court which questioned the functioning of the autonomous body.