| Tushar Mehta | |
|---|---|
| Solicitor General of India | |
| Assumed office 10 October 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind | 
| Preceded by | Ranjit Kumar | 
| Additional Solicitor General of India | |
| In office 7 June 2014 –10 October 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Pranab Mukherjee | 
| Additional Advocate General,State of Gujarat | |
| In office 16 December 2008 –7 June 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 September 1964 | 
| Children | 2 | 
| Occupation | Senior Advocate | 
Tushar Mehta is a senior counsel in India and is currently serving as the Solicitor General of India. [1] He is the second-longest serving solicitor general of India after C. K. Daphtary.
Mehta attended the Gujarat University,where he obtained his law degree and received five gold medals. [2] He has also received honorary doctorates from Amity University,Noida [3] and Karnataka State Law University. [4]
After enrolling as an advocate with the Bar Council of Gujarat in 1987,Mehta began his legal career under Krishnakant Vakharia,a senior advocate at the Gujarat High Court. He was designated as a senior advocate in 2008 at the age of 42 by the Gujarat High Court. [5] He was appointed as the Additional Advocate General for Guarat in 2008. [6] Mehta was appointed as the Additional Solicitor General of India in 2014. [7] Mehta was then appointed as the Solicitor General of India in 2018 for three years. [8] His term has then been regularly extended since then. [5]