SG Tushar Mehta | |
|---|---|
| Solicitor General of India | |
| Assumed office 10 October 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Preceded by | Ranjit Kumar |
| Additional Solicitor General of India | |
| In office 7 June 2014 – 10 October 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Additional Advocate General, State of Gujarat | |
| In office 16 December 2008 – 7 June 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 September 1964 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]
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
- ^ "Tushar Mehta is new SG". The Hindu. 11 October 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ "Shri Tushar Mehta Solicitor General of India" (PDF).
- ^ "Amity Awards Degrees To 6046 Successfully Qualified Graduands Of Management Programs On The Second Day Of "Convocation 2017"".
- ^ "KSLU honour for Solicitor General Tushar Mehta".
- ^ "Mr. Tushar Mehta". Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "Tushar Mehta made addl solicitor general". ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com. Ahmedabad Mirror. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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