Tushar Mehta

SG Tushar Mehta
SG Tushar Mehta
Solicitor General of India
	Incumbent
	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
Personal details
Occupation	Senior Advocate

Tushar Mehta is a senior counsel in India and is currently serving as the Solicitor General of India.[1]

Mehta was educated at St. Xavier’s School, Ahmedabad. He then attended the Gujarat University, where he got his law degree. Subsequently, he did a postgraduate degree in law from the University of Cambridge.

Mehta began his career as an advocate in 1987 and was designated as senior advocate in 2007 by Gujarat High Court. He was appointed as the Advocate General in 2008.[2] Mehta was appointed as Additional solicitor general of India in 2014.[3]

He is known for his role in advocating for the government's orthodox policies. As an example, On July 1, 2022, Mehta appeared on behalf of the Delhi Police in Delhi High Court to oppose fact-checker Mohammed Zubair’s plea challenging Zubair’s police remand.[4] He also appeared on behalf of government of India to oppose the petition on same sex marriage.[5][6][7]

References

"Tushar Mehta is new SG". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 11 October 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 November 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
"Mr. Tushar Mehta". Retrieved 5 August 2020.
"Tushar Mehta made addl solicitor general". ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com. Ahmedabad Mirror. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
"Delhi High Court asks cops to respond to Zubair plea on remand". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
"Tushar Mehta wrong on same-sex parenting". Mid-day. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
"Our values don't recognise same-sex marriage: Centre tells Delhi HC". Hindustan Times. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
Venkatesan, V. (27 April 2023). "Tushar Mehta's Reliance on Foreign Judgments to Deny Equality in Marriage Contradicts His Stand in Other Case". The Wire (India). Retrieved 29 April 2023.

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[1] "Tushar Mehta is new SG". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 11 October 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 November 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

[2] "Mr. Tushar Mehta". Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[3] "Tushar Mehta made addl solicitor general". ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com. Ahmedabad Mirror. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[4] "Delhi High Court asks cops to respond to Zubair plea on remand". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 July 2022.

[5] "Tushar Mehta wrong on same-sex parenting". Mid-day. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.

[6] "Our values don't recognise same-sex marriage: Centre tells Delhi HC". Hindustan Times. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2023.

[7] Venkatesan, V. (27 April 2023). "Tushar Mehta's Reliance on Foreign Judgments to Deny Equality in Marriage Contradicts His Stand in Other Case". The Wire (India). Retrieved 29 April 2023.