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The Solicitor General of India is subordinate to the Attorney General for India, who is the Indian government's chief legal advisor, and its primary lawyer in the Supreme Court of India. The Solicitor General of India is appointed for the period of 3 years. The Solicitor General of India is the secondary law officer of the country, assists the Attorney General, and is himself assisted by several Additional Solicitors General of India.[1] Like the Attorney General for India, the Solicitor General and the Additional Solicitors General advise the Government and appear on behalf of the Union of India in terms of the Law Officers (Terms and Conditions) Rules, 1972.[2] However, unlike the post of Attorney General for India, which is a Constitutional post under Article 76 of the Constitution of India, the posts of the Solicitor General and the Additional Solicitors General are merely statutory.
Current Solicitor General and Additional Solicitor Generals
The current Solicitor General of India and Additional Solicitor Generals are as follows:[3]
| Solicitor General | Term |
|---|---|
| Mohan Parasaran | 04 Feb 2013 - Incumbent |
| Additional Solicitors General of India | Term |
|---|---|
| P. P. Malhotra | July 2004 - incumbent [4] |
| Indira Jaising | July 2009 - Incumbent [5] |
| Mohan Jain | July 2009 - Incumbent [5] |
| Gourab Banerji | July 2009 - Incumbent [5] |
| Harin P Raval | July 2009 - April 2013 [5] |
| Kalyan Prakash Pathak | 2004-2009, 2012 - Incumbent [5] |
| Sidharth Luthra | 2012-Incumbent |
| A S Chandihoke | 2012-Incumbent |
| Paras Kuhad | 2012-Incumbent |
| Rakesh Kumar Khanna | 2012-Incumbent |
| G. Masilamani(South India) | August 2012 - Incumbent [6] |
| P. Wilson(South India) | August 2012 - Incumbent [7] |
| Kevic Setalvad(Mumbai) | 2012-Incumbent |
| Rajeeve Mehra (Delhi) | July 2012 - Incumbent [5] |
Former Solicitor General and Additional Solicitor Generals
The former Solicitor Generals for India were as follows:[3]
| Solicitor General | Term |
|---|---|
| C.K.Daphtary | 28.01.1950 – 01.03.1963 |
| H.N. Sanyal | 02.03.1963 – 09.09.1964 |
| S.V. Gupta | 10.09.1964 – 16.09.1967 |
| Niren De | 30.09.1967 – 30.10.1968 |
| Jagadish Swarup | 05.06.1969 – 04.06.1972 |
| L.N. Sinha | 17.07.1972 – 05.04.1977 |
| S.N. Kacker | 05.04.1977 – 02.08.1979 |
| Soli Sorabjee | 09.08.1979 – 25.01.1980 |
| K. Parasaran | 06.03.1980 – 08.08.1983 |
| Milon K. Banerji | 04.04.1986 – 03.04.1989 |
| Ashok Desai | 18.12.1989 – 02.12.1990 |
| A.D. Giri | 04.12.1990 – 01.12.1991 |
| Dipankar P. Gupta | 09.04.1992 – 10.04.1997 |
| T R Andhyarujina | 11.04.1997 – 04.04.1998 |
| Nitte Santhosh Hegde | 10.04.1998 – 07.01.1999 |
| Harish Salve | 01.11.1999 - 03.11.2002 |
| Kirit N Raval | 04.11.2002 - 19.04.2004 |
| G. E. Vahanvati | 20.04.2004 - 07.06.2009 |
| Gopal Subramaniam | 15.06.2009 - 14.7.2011 |
| Rohinton Nariman | 23.07.2011 - 04.02.2013 |
| Mohan Parasaran |
The former Addl. Solicitor Generals of India were as follows:[3]
| Additional Solicitor Generals of India | Term |
|---|---|
| Fali S. Nariman | May 1972- June 1975 [8] |
| N. Santosh Hegde | November 1989 - October 1990 [9] |
| Kuldip Singh | August 1987 - December 1988 [10] |
| Kapil Sibal | December 1989 – December 1990 [11] |
| Arun Jaitley | 1989-1990 |
| Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud | 1998–2000 |
| Madan B. Lokur | July 1998 - February 1999[12] |
| R. Mohan | July 2004- February 2009 [13] |
| Amarendra Sharan | August 2004- June 2009 |
| Parag P Tripathi | February 2008 - Jan 2012 [14][5] |
| M. Chandrasekharan | February 2008 - 2008[15][5] |
| Farook M Razack (Kolkata) | July 2009 - July 2012 [5] |
| Muthukrishnan Ravindran (Chennai) | July 2009 - July 2012 [5] |
| Darius J Khambatta (Mumbai) | July 2009 - July 2012 [5] |
| Muthukrishnan Ravindran (Chennai) | July 2009 - July 2012 [5] |
| Ashok Nigam (Allahabad) | July 2009 - July 2012 [5] |
| Bishwajit Bhattacharyya | November 2009 - November 2012 [16] |
| Paras Kuhad | August 29, 2012 - August 28, 2014 [17] |
| Rakesh Kumar Khanna | August 29, 2012 - August 28, 2014 [18] |
Notes
- ^ Constitution of the Supreme Court of India Supreme Court of India website.
- ^ "Law Officers (Conditions of Service) Rules, 1987".
- ^ a b c "Solicitor general". Vakilno1.com. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
- ^ Mahapatra, Dhananjay (Jul 8, 2004). "P P Malhotra appointed ASG". The Times of India.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "List of Law Officers". Ministry of Law and Justice website. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
- ^ {http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article3836787.ece}
- ^ {http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article3836787.ece}
- ^ Member Official Biography - N Rajya Sabha website.
- ^ "Biodata of Justice Nitte Santosh Hegde". Government of Karnataka website. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
- ^ "Biodata of Justice Kuldip Singh". Supreme Court of India website. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
- ^ "Biographical Sketch". Dod.nic.in. 1948-08-08. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
- ^ "Biodata of Chief Justice". High Court of Andhra Pradesh website. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
- ^ "Additional Solicitor General Mohan dead". Chennai, India: The Hindu. Feb 25, 2009.
- ^ "Parag P. Tripathi Appointed as Additional Solicitor General of India". New Delhi, India: The Press Information Bureau. Feb 5, 2008.
- ^ "M. Chandrasekharan Appointed Additional Solicitor General of India". New Delhi, India: The Press Information Bureau. Feb 6, 2008.
- ^ {http://lawmin.nic.in/la/lawofficers.htm}
- ^ {http://lawmin.nic.in/la/lawofficers.htm}
- ^ {http://lawmin.nic.in/la/lawofficers.htm}
