Senior advocate of Bombay High Court Atma Ram Nadkarni has been appointed as Additional Solicitor General. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Nadkarni as Additional Solicitor General in Supreme Court for a period of three years.  An Additional Solicitor General acts as a law officer to advice the Central government on various legal matters. Solicitor General and Additional Solicitor Generals assist the government’s top legal adviser Attorney General.

Did You Know?

• Additional Solicitor General of India abbreviated as ASG is a law officer of India and is the third-ranking lawyer of the Government of India.
• The headquarters of Additional Solicitor-General may be at New Delhi or Mumbai or Chennai or Allahabad as the Government of India may specify from time to time. ASG is governed by Law Officers (Conditions of Service) Rules, 1987.
• 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 second law officer of the country, assists the Attorney General, and is himself assisted by several Additional Solicitors General of India.
• The Attorney General for India is the Indian government’s chief legal advisor and its primary lawyer in the Supreme Court of India. He is appointed by the President of India under Article 76(1) of the Constitution and holds office during the pleasure of the President.