New Delhi, Oct 10, 2018 : The Centre on Wednesday cleared the appointment of Tushar Mehta as the Solicitor General of India, 10 months after the post fell vacant last year. At present, Mehta holds charge of Additional Solicitor General, as per Yahoonews.
The post of the second highest ranking law officer of the government had fallen vacant after senior advocate Ranjit Kumar’s resignation in December last year.