Tushar Mehta
Tushar Mehta is a senior counsel in India and is currently serving as the Solicitor General of India.
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 |
Mehta attended the Gujarat University, where he obtained his law degree and received five gold medals. He has also received honorary doctorates from Amity University, Noida and Karnataka State Law University.
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. Mehta was appointed as the Additional Solicitor General of India in 2014. Mehta was then appointed as the Solicitor General of India in 2018.
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