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Thursday, June 26, 2014

Solicitor General of India

The Solicitor General of India is subordinate to the Attorney General of India, who is the Indian Govt's Chief Legal Advisor, and its primary lawyer in the Supreme Court of India(SCI)

 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.

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.

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.

Ranjit Kumar is new Solicitor General with effect from June  06,2014

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