1.

The solicitor general is under attorney general and render services on legal

matters to the boss. Its tenure is for a period of three years. Attorney general is the
legal advisor to the government and also the chief lawyer in supreme court of india
on legal matters concerned with governments business.

Basic difference between Attorney General and Advocate General is that

Attorney General is appointed for Central / Union govt. by President of India and
Advocate General is appointed for State Govt. by Governor.

Refer Article 76 of the Constitution of India for Attorney General; and Article 165
of the Constitution of India for Advocate General.

 Ranjit Kumar is the present Solicitor-General of India.

  current Attorney General is K. K. Venugopal.
 Advocate general of Kerala …… C. P. Sudhakara Prasad
Reference Review Revision
1.
Section 113 and Section 114 and Order Section 115 of the CPC
Order 46 of the CPC 47 of the CPC provides provides the provisions
provides the the provisions relating the relating the Revision.
provisions relating Review.
the Reference.
2.
In the reference, the In the Review, the In case of Revision, it can be
subordinate court application made by the exercised either on the
refers the case to the aggrieved party application by the aggrieved
High Court. party by the High Court even
A review motu
3.
The High Review, on the other Revision can only be
Court alone can hand, is by the court entertained by the High
decide matters on which passed the decree Court.
the reference. or made the order.
4.
It is made in An application for review Revisional jurisdiction can be
the pending suit, can be made for only after exercised when the case has
appeal or execution the decree is passed or been decided.
proceedings order is made.
5.
The grounds of The grounds for the review The grounds for the revision
reference relate to relate to jurisdictional
are as follows:- (i) discovery
a reasonable doubt on errors of the subordinates
a question of law. of new and important court.
matter or evidence; (ii)
mistake or error apparent
on the face of the record;
(iii) any other sufficient
reason.
6.
The order granting the The order passed in the
review is appealable. exercise of revisional
jurisdiction is not appealable.
7.
Review can be made even Revision can be exercised by
when an appeal lies to the the High Court where no
High Court. appeal lies to the High Court.
Comparison Chart
BASIS FOR
DECREE
COMPARISON
Meaning A decree is the official
proclamation of the
adjudication by the judge
explaining the rights of the
parties concerned with
respect to the suit.
Pass It is passed in a suit
initiated by the
presentation of a plaint.
Deals with Substantive legal rights of
the parties
Defined in Section 2 (2) of the Code of
Civil Procedure Act, 1908.
Ascertainment of It clearly ascertains the
rights rights of the parties
concerned.
Number There is only one decree in
a suit.
Type It can be preliminary, final
or partly preliminary and
partly final.
Appeal It is normally appealable
ORDER
An order is the official
announcement of the
decision taken by the court,
defining the relationship of
the parties, in the
proceedings.
It can be passed in a suit
initiated by presentation of
plaint, application or
petition.
Procedural legal rights of
the parties
Section 2 (14) of the Code of
Civil Procedure Act, 1908.
It may or may not clearly
ascertains the rights of the
parties concerned.
There can be many orders
in a suit.
It is always final.
It can be appealable or non-
 BASIS FOR
DECREE ORDER
COMPARISON

except if it is specifically appealable.

barred by law.

Jayarajans case: KOCHI: CPM leader and state committee member MV Jayarajan
has been sentenced to 6 months imprisonment by the Kerala High Court for
contempt of court. The verdict was given by a division bench comprising Justice V
Ramkumar and PQ Barkath Ali. Following the verdict Jayarajan was taken to the
Poojappura central jail in Thiruvananthapuram.

Apart from 6 months imprisonment, Jayarajan has to pay a fine of Rs 2000. The
CPM leader attracted the maximum punishment in a contempt of court case  ..

Justice karnas case: Justice CS Karnan was the first sitting high court judge in
India to face a jail term.

He was arrested in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday night.

He was sent to a prison in Kolkata (Calcutta), and a bail plea made on Wednesday
morning has been rejected by the Supreme Court.

The former judge was found guilty of making allegations against fellow judges.

He was convicted of contempt of court by the country's Supreme Court after

sending a letter to the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, in which he urged action
against them the judges.

Arunthathi roys case: The Supreme Court of India found the Respondent guilty
of contempt and sentenced her to one day’s ‘symbolic’ imprisonment and a fine. In
response to the Court’s earlier decision on developing a dam, Arundhati Roy
criticized the Court for muzzling dissent and subsequently staged a protest in front
of the Court. This led to suo moto contempt proceedings initiated against her. The
Court reasoned that freedom of speech and expression is not absolute but subject to
restrictions prescribed by law, such as the Contempt of Courts Act which aims to
maintain confidence in and uphold the integrity of the judiciary. Further, the Court
found that the Roy’s statements were not made in good faith and in the public
interest and therefore could not be considered fair judicial criticism.

J katju: The court’s unprecedented action against a former judge was triggered by
remarks Justice Katju allegedly made in a blog post against the judges and the way
they had dealt with the sensational Soumya murder and rape case of Kerala.