<P> The Solicitor General of India is below 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 7 June 2014 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 . 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 . Appointments Committee of the Cabinet appoints the Solicitor General . Whereas Attorney General for India is appointed by the President under Article 76 ( 1 ) of the Constitution , the solicitor general of India is appointed to assist the attorney general along with four additional solicitors general by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet . The proposal for appointment of Solicitor General , Additional Solicitor General is generally moved at the , level of Joint secretary / Law Secretary in the Department of Legal Affairs and after obtaining the approval of the Minister of Law & Justice , the proposal is sent to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet for its approval . </P>
<P> The Solicitor General of India is below 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 7 June 2014 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 . 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 . Appointments Committee of the Cabinet appoints the Solicitor General . Whereas Attorney General for India is appointed by the President under Article 76 ( 1 ) of the Constitution , the solicitor general of India is appointed to assist the attorney general along with four additional solicitors general by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet . The proposal for appointment of Solicitor General , Additional Solicitor General is generally moved at the , level of Joint secretary / Law Secretary in the Department of Legal Affairs and after obtaining the approval of the Minister of Law & Justice , the proposal is sent to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet for its approval . </P>
who has become the new solitaire general of india
who has become the new solitaire general of india
Ranjit Kumar
Ranjit Kumar