Solicitor General Of India

July 3, 2023

Appointments Committee of Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister has approved re-appointment of existing SGI- Tushar Mehta and 6 Additional SGIs (Vikramjit Banerjee, K.M Nataraj, Balbir Singh, S.V Raju, N. Venkataraman, and Aishwariya Bhati).
Solicitor General is the second most senior law officer after Attorney General (who is appointed under Article 76).
He is assisted by Additional SGIs.
Term of office is of 3 years, or until further notice, whichever should be earlier.
Solicitor General and Additional Solicitors General are only statutory positions.
He also advises the government in legal matter.