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Govt re-appoints Mehta as SG for three years, ASGs’ term extended

Posted on: Jun 22, 2026 05:18 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
Govt re-appoints Mehta as SG for three years, ASGs’ term extended
THe Centre has re-appointed canvasser superior general Tushar Mehta for a farther geological period of deuce-ace years along with a set of law officers serving as additional solicitor generals (ASG) in the Supreme Court and the Delhi high court, according to a government order.In an order issued by the secretariat of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Saturday, the term of Mehta, which was due to end on June 30, was extended for a further period of three years or until further orders, whichever is earlier.The ACC, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, also extended the tenure of ASGs Vikramjeet Banerjee, KM Nataraj, SV Raju, N Venkataraman and Aishwarya Bhati — representing the Centre in the top court — for a further term of three years. While the tenure of ASGs Banerjee and Nataraj will take effect from July 1, for the other three ASGs the period of re-appointment will commence from June 30, the order said.The term of ASG Chetan Sharma for the Delhi high court has been extended by the same order for a further term of six months with effect from July 1.There is a team of 14 ASGs representing the Centre in the Supreme Court, besides Attorney General R Venkataramani and SG Mehta. Among them, ASG SD Sanjay took charge as the new Advocate General of Bihar with effect from June 18. His departure has brought down the numerical strength of ASGs in the top court to 13.The other ASGs for the Supreme Court include S Dwarakanath, Archana Pathak Dave, Brijender Chahar, Rajkumar Bhaskar Thakare, Raghavendra P Shankar, Davinder Pal Singh, K Ravindra Kumar and Anil Kaushik. Since they were appointed in September 2024, their three-year tenure will expire on September 9, 2027.

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