Additional Solicitor General Current Affairs, GK & News

Former Chief Justice of India takes oath as Rajya Sabha MP

March 19, 2020

On March 19, 2020, the former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi took oath as the Member of Parliament of Rajya Sabha. Highlights The President Shri Ram Nath Kovind nominated Shri Ranjan Gogoi the former Chief Justice of India to fill in the vacancy of the retiring member KTS Tulsi under Article 80. Ranjan Gogoi ..

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Sanjay Jain, K M Nataraj appointed as Additional Solicitor Generals

January 18, 2019

President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed senior advocates Sanjay Jain and K M Nataraj as Additional Solicitor Generals of India. The appointments were made by the President as per the recommendations of the Appointments Committee of the cabinet. Appointments Committee of the Cabinet The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet is headed by Prime Minister and ..

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Madhavi Divan appointed as the new Additional Solicitor General

December 18, 2018

The Union government has appointed advocate Madhavi Goradia Divan as the Additional Solicitor General (ASG) in the government of India. She will hold office of ASG till 30 June, 2020 and will appear in the Supreme Court on behalf of the government of India. She is the third woman to hold the post of ASG.  Senior ..

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Senior advocate Atma Ram Nadkarni appointed as Additional Solicitor General

May 10, 2016

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed Senior advocate of Bombay High Court Atma Ram Nadkarni as Additional Solicitor General. He will have tenure of three years and an order in this regard was issued by Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). Earlier he had served as Advocate General (highest law officer of ..

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