[Breaking] Centre Re-Appoints Tushar Mehta As Solicitor General For 3 Years; Extends Term Of ASGs

The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has reappointed Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta for a period of 3 years with effect from 1st July, 2020.

Additionally, the Appointments Committee has reappointed five existing Additional Solicitor-Generals of India for the Supreme Court for a period of 3 years with effect from 1st July. These ASGs are Vikramjit Banerjee, Aman Lekhi, Madhavi Godaria Divan, KM Nataraj and Sanjay Jain.

Sr. Advs. Anil C. Singh and Satya Pal Jain have been reappointed as ASGs of the Bombay High Court and Punjab & Haryana High Court respectively, for a period of 3 years with effect from 1st July.

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has further appointed Sr. Advs. Balbir Singh, Suryaprakash V. Raju, Rupinder Singh Suri, N. Venkataraman, Jayant K. Sud and Aishwarya Bhati as ASGs at the Supreme Court for a period of 3 years.

Furthermore, five Senior Advocates/Advocates have been appointed as ASGs for High Courts for a period of 3 years; Sr. Adv. Yezdezard Jehangir Dastoor for Calcutta High Court, Sr. Adv. Chetan Sharma for Delhi High Court, Sr. Adv. R. Sankarnarayanan for Madras High Court, Sr. Adv. Dr. Krishna Nandan Singh for Patna High Court, and Adv. Devang Girish Vyas for Gujarat High Court.