Tushar Mehta

Solicitor General of India

Tushar Mehta

Solicitor General of India

Incumbent

Assumed office
10 October 2018 (2018-10-10)
Appointed by| Ram Nath Kovind
Preceded by| Ranjit Kumar
Additional Solicitor General of India
In office
7 June 2014 (2014-06-07) – 10 October 2018 (2018-10-10)
Appointed by| Pranab Mukherjee
Additional Advocate General, State of Gujarat
In office
16 December 2008 (2008-12-16) – 7 June 2014 (2014-06-07)
Personal details
Born|  (1964-09-11) 11 September 1964 (age 60)
Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
Children| 2
Occupation| Senior Advocate

Tushar Mehta is a senior counsel in India and is currently serving as the Solicitor General of India.[1] He is the second-longest serving solicitor general of India after C. K. Daphtary.

## Education and career

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Mehta attended the Gujarat University, where he obtained his law degree and received five gold medals.[2] He has also received honorary doctorates from Amity University, Noida[3] and Karnataka State Law University.[4]

Mehta began his career as an advocate in 1987 and was designated as a senior advocate in 2007 at the age of 42 by the Gujarat High Court. He was appointed as the Additional Advocate General in 2008.[5] Mehta was appointed as the Additional Solicitor General of India in 2014.[6] Mehta was then appointed as the Solicitor General of India in 2018.

## References

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1. ^ "Tushar Mehta is new SG". The Hindu. 11 October 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
2. ^ "Shri Tushar Mehta Solicitor General of India" (PDF).
3. ^ "Amity Awards Degrees To 6046 Successfully Qualified Graduands Of Management Programs On The Second Day Of "Convocation 2017"". 11 November 2017.
4. ^ "KSLU honour for Solicitor General Tushar Mehta".
5. ^ "Mr. Tushar Mehta". Retrieved 5 August 2020.
6. ^ "Tushar Mehta made addl solicitor general". ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com. Ahmedabad Mirror. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

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