Solicitor General of India
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The Solicitor General of India is subordinate to the Attorney General for India, who is the Indian government's chief legal advisor, and its primary lawyer in the Supreme Court of India. 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. Ranjit Kumar is the present Solicitor General who was appointed so on 6 June 2014[1] 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.[2] 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.
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Duties
Duties of Solicitor General are laid out in Law Officers (Conditions of Service) Rules, 1987:[3]
- to give advice to the Government of India upon such legal matters, and to perform such other duties of a legal character, as may from time to time, be referred or assigned to him by the Government of India.
- to appear, whenever required, in the Supreme Court or in any High Court on behalf of the Government of India in cases (including suits, writ petitions, appeal and other proceedings) in which the Government of India is concerned as a party or is otherwise interested;
- to represent the Government of India in any reference made by the President to the Supreme Court under Article 143 of the Constitution; and
- to discharge such other functions as are conferred on a Law Officer by or under the Constitution or any other Law for the time being in force.
Restrictions of private practice
As law officers represent government of India, there are certain restrictions which are put on their private practice. A law officer is not allowed to:
- hold briefs in any court for any party except the Government of India or the government of a State or any University, Government School or College, local authority, Public Service Commission, Port Trust, Port Commissioners, Government aided or Government managed hospitals, a Government company, any Corporation owned or controlled by the State, any body or institution in which the Government has a preponderating interest;
- advice any party against the Government of India or a Public Sector Undertaking, or in cases in which he is likely to be called upon to advise, or appear for, the Government of India or a Public Sector Undertaking;
- defend an accused person in a criminal prosecution, without the permission of the Government of India; or
- accept appointment to any office in any company or corporation without the permission of the Government of India;
- advise any Ministry or Department of Government of India or any statutory organisation or any Public Sector Undertaking unless the proposal or a reference in this regard is received through the Ministry of Law and Justice, Department of Legal Affairs.[3]
Fee and allowances payable
Fee and allowances payable to the law officers (including Attorney General of India, Solicitor General of India and the Additional Solicitors General) of the Government of India are as under:[4]
| S.No. | Nomenclature of the item of work | Rates of fees payable for appearance and other work |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | Suits, writ petitions, appeals and references under article 143 | Rs. 16,000/- per case per day |
| (2) | Special leave petitions and other applications | Rs. 10,000/- per case per day |
| (3) | Settling pleadings (including affidavits) | Rs. 5,000/- per pleading |
| (4) | Settling Statement of Case | Rs. 6,000/- per case |
| (5) | For giving opinions in statements of cases sent by the Ministry of Law | Rs. 10,000/- per case |
| (6) | For written submission before the Supreme Court, High Court, and Commissions of Inquiry or Tribunals and the like | Rs. 10,000/- per case |
| (7) | Appearance in Courts outside Delhi | Rs. 40,000/- per day per case |
In addition to the above fee payable for cases, a retainer fee is paid to the Attorney General of India, Solicitor General of India and the Additional Solicitors General at the rate of Rs. 50,000, Rs. 40,000, and Rs. 30,000 per month, respectively. Moreover, the Attorney General of India is also paid a sumptuary allowance of rupees four thousand per month, except during the period of his leave.
Current Solicitor General and Additional Solicitors General
The current Solicitor General of India and Additional Solicitors General as of 9 April 2015 are as follows:[5][6]
| Solicitor General | Term |
|---|---|
| Ranjit Kumar | 7 June 2014 – 6 June 2017 (incumbent) |
| Additional Solicitors General of India | Term |
|---|---|
| L Nageswara Rao | 7 June 2014 – 6 June 2017 (incumbent) |
| Maninder Singh | 7 June 2014 – 6 June 2017 (incumbent) |
| Paramjit Singh Patwalia | 7 June 2014 – 6 June 2017 (incumbent) |
| Tushar Mehta | 7 June 2014 – 6 June 2017 (incumbent) |
| Neeraj Kishan Kaul | 7 June 2014 – 6 June 2017 (incumbent) |
| Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha | 7 June 2014 – 6 June 2017 (incumbent) |
| Pinky Anand | 9 July 2014 – 8 July 2017 (incumbent) |
| Anil C Singh | 9 July 2014 – 8 July 2017 (incumbent) |
| Sanjay Jain | 23 July 2014 – 22 July 2017 (incumbent) |
| G.Rajagopalan | 28 July 2014 – 27 July 2017 (incumbent) |
| Prabhuling K Navadgi | 8 April 2015 - 7 April 2018 (incumbent) |
| Rajdeepak Rastogi | 28 July 2014 – 27 July 2017 (incumbent) |
| Satya Pal Jain | 8 April 2015 – 7 April 2018 (incumbent) |
Former Solicitor General
The former Solicitors General for India were as follows:[6]
| Solicitor General | Term |
|---|---|
| C.K.Daphtary | 28 January 1950 – 1 March 1963 |
| H.N. Sanyal | 2 March 1963 – 9 September 1964 |
| S.V. Gupta | 10 September 1964 – 16 September 1967 |
| Niren De | 30 September 1967 – 30 October 1968 |
| Jagadish Swarup | 5 June 1969 – 4 June 1972 |
| L.N. Sinha | 17 July 1972 – 5 April 1977 |
| S.N. Kacker | 5 April 1977 – 2 August 1979 |
| Soli Sorabjee | 9 August 1979 – 25 January 1980 |
| K. Parasaran | 6 March 1980 – 8 August 1983 |
| Milon K. Banerji | 4 April 1986 – 3 April 1989 |
| Ashok Desai | 18 December 1989 – 2 December 1990 |
| A.D. Giri | 4 December 1990 – 1 December 1991 |
| Dipankar P. Gupta | 9 April 1992 – 10 April 1997 |
| T R Andhyarujina | 11 April 1997 – 4 April 1998 |
| Nitte Santhosh Hegde | 10 April 1998 – 7 January 1999 |
| Harish Salve | 1 November 1999 – 3 November 2002 |
| Kirit Raval | 4 November 2002 – 19 April 2004 |
| G. E. Vahanvati | 20 April 2004 – 7 June 2009 |
| Gopal Subramaniam | 15 June 2009 – 14 July 2011 |
| Rohinton Nariman | 23 July 2011 – 4 February 2013 |
| Mohan Parasaran | 2013–2014 |
| Ranjit Kumar | June 2014 - |
Former Additional Solicitors General
The former Addl. Solicitors General of India were as follows:[6]
| Additional Solicitors General of India | Term |
|---|---|
| Fali S. Nariman | May 1972– June 1975[7] |
| K K Venugopal | |
| V.P. Raman | |
| N. Santosh Hegde | November 1989 – October 1990[8] |
| Kuldip Singh | August 1987 – December 1988[9] |
| Kapil Sibal | December 1989 – December 1990[10] |
| K.G. Bhagat | |
| B. Dutta | |
| Arun Jaitley | 1989–1990 |
| Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud | 1998–2000 |
| Madan B. Lokur | July 1998 – February 1999[11] |
| R. Mohan | July 2004– February 2009[12] |
| Amarendra Sharan | August 2004– June 2009 |
| Parag P Tripathi | February 2008 – Jan 2012[13][14] |
| M. Chandrasekharan | February 2008 – 2008[13][15] |
| Farook M Razack (Kolkata) | July 2009 – July 2012[13] |
| Muthukrishnan Ravindran (Chennai) | July 2009 – July 2012[13] |
| Darius J Khambatta (Mumbai) | July 2009 – July 2012[13] |
| Muthukrishnan Ravindran (Chennai) | July 2009 – July 2012[13] |
| Ashok Nigam (Allahabad) | July 2009 – July 2012[13] |
| Bishwajit Bhattacharyya | November 2009 – November 2012[16] |
| Rajeeve Mehra (Delhi)[17] | July 2012 – June 2014[13] |
| P. P. Malhotra | 2004-2014[18] |
Notes
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- ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/P-P-Malhotra-appointed-ASG/articleshow/771147.cms?referral=PM
