Ranjit Kumar

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Ranjit Kumar is a senior advocate practising in Supreme Court of India and the former Solicitor General of India. [1] He was appointed in 2014 by the incumbent government of Narendra Modi, succeeding Mohan Parasaran. [2] The notification for his appointment as Solicitor General of India was issued by the Law Ministry on 7 June 2014. [3] Ranjit Kumar resigned from his post on 20 October 2017 citing a personal family-related reason.

In 2012, Kumar and two other senior advocates were threatened with expulsion from the Supreme Court Bar Association. [4]

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References

  1. "Ranjit Kumar was Solicitor General". The Hindu . 30 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  2. "Modi govt chooses Mukul Rohatgi as attorney general, Ranjit Kumar as solicitor general", Times of India, 29 May 2014. Accessed 30 May 2014
  3. "Ranjit Kumar appointed as Solicitor General". 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  4. "Supreme Court stays expulsion of three senior advocates", The Hindu, 20 January 2012. Accessed 30 May 2014