Tushar Mehta

Tushar Mehta is a senior counsel in India and is currently serving as the Solicitor General of India.[1]

SG Tushar Mehta
Solicitor General of India
Assumed office
10 October 2018
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Preceded byRanjit Kumar
Additional Solicitor General of India
In office
7 June 2014 – 10 October 2018
Appointed byPranab Mukherjee
Additional Advocate General, State of Gujarat
In office
16 December 2008 – 7 June 2014
Personal details
Born (1964-09-11) 11 September 1964
Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
Children2
OccupationSenior Advocate

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
  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"".
  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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