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Updated October 10th, 2018 at 19:47 IST

Former ASG Tushar Mehta appointed as the new Solicitor General of India

Senior Supreme Court advocate and present Additional Solicitor General of India, Tushar Mehta has been appointed as the 23rd Solicitor General of India by the Central Government

Reported by: Monica Aggarwal
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Senior Supreme Court advocate and present Additional Solicitor General of India, Tushar Mehta has been appointed as the 23rd Solicitor General of India by the Central Government on Wednesday. The post of Solicitor General of India had been vacant since almost a year after former SG and senior advocate Ranjit Kumar stepped down from the post due to personal reasons on October 20, 2017. Ranjit Kumar had succeeded Mohan Parasaran when he was appointed by the incumbent government of Narendra Modi in 2014. 

The Appointment Committee of the cabinet had earlier approved Tushar Mehta's appointment with effect from the date of assumption of charge of the office till June 30, 2020, or until further notice by the court (whichever is earlier).

Who is Tushar Mehta?

Tushar Mehta has been serving as Additional Solicitor General since mid-2014 and had been a part of several groundbreaking cases of the Supreme Court including the challenge on 66A of Information Technology Act. Newly-appointed SG Tushar Mehta had also served as the Special Public Prosecutor in the 2G spectrum scam case earlier in February 2018.

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Roles of Solicitor General of India:

The Solicitor General of India is the second-highest rank for a law officer of the government. Solicitor General is the secondary law officer of the country who assists the Attorney General and himself is assisted by several Additional Solicitors General of India. As per the Law Officers (Conditions of Service) Rules, 1987, the duties of Solicitor General are as follows:

  • To give advice to the Government of India on prominent legal matters and to perform the other duties of a legal character.
  • To represent the Government of India in any reference made by the President to the Supreme Court under Article 143 of the Constitution
  • To represent the Government of India in cases (including suits, writ petitions, appeal and other proceedings) in the Supreme Court or in any High Court
  • To discharge such other functions as are conferred on a Law Officer by or under the Constitution or any other Law for the time being in force
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Published October 10th, 2018 at 17:49 IST

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