Solicitor General of India
The Solicitor General for Indiais subordinate to the Attorney General for India. The Solicitor General for India is the second law officer of the country, assists the Attorney General, and is himself assisted by four Additional Solicitors General for India.[1] Unlike the Attorney General, Solicitor General does not tender legal advice to the [[Government of India. His workload is confined to appearing is courts on behalf of the union of india.
Former Solicitor Generals of India
The former Solicitor Generals for India have been as under [2];
| Solicitor General | Term |
|---|---|
| C.K. Daphtary | 28.01.1950 – 01.03.1963 |
| H.N. Sanyal | 02.03.1963 – 09.09.1964 |
| S.V. Gupta | 10.09.1964 – 16.09.1967 |
| Niren De | 30.09.1967 – 30.10.1968 |
| Jagadish Swarup | 05.06.1969 – 04.06.1972 |
| L.N. Sinha | 17.07.1972 – 05.04.1977 |
| S.N. Kacker | 05.04.1977 – 02.08.1979 |
| Soli Sorabjee | 09.08.1979 – 25.01.1980 |
| K. Parasaran | 06.03.1980 – 08.08.1983 |
| Milon K. Banerjee | 04.04.1986 – 03.04.1989 |
| Ashok Desai | 18.12.1989 – 02.12.1990 |
| A.D. Giri | 04.12.1990 – 01.12.1991 |
| Dipankar P. Gupta | 09.04.1992 – 10.04.1997 |
| A.R. Andhiyarujina | 11.04.1997 – 04.04.1998 |
| Santosh Hedge | 10.04.1998 – 07.01.1999 |
| Harish Salve | 01.11.1999 - |
| G. E. Vahanvati | incumbent |
Notes
- ^ http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/new_s/constitution.htm Constitution of the Supreme Court of India
- ^ [1]