Mukul Rohatgi
| Mukul Rohatgi | |
|---|---|
| Attorney General for India | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 28 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Goolam Essaji Vahanvati |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Residence | New Delhi |
| Alma mater | University of Mumbai |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Mukul Rohatgi is a designated senior counsel, and the 14th and current Attorney General of India. He General of India with effect from 12 June 2014 and shall have a tenure of 3 years.[1][2] He is a senior advocate at the Supreme Court of India. He has also served earlier as Additional Solicitor General of India.[3]
Early life and education
Rohatagi completed his studies of law at the University of Mumbai.
Professional career
After graduating in law, he started practice under Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal who later became 36th Chief Justice of India. He started working with him in high court and later started his own legal practice. He was designated as a senior counsel by the Delhi High Court on 3 June 1993.[4] He was appointed as Additional Solicitor General of India by the Vajpayee government in 1999, an appointment that saw him shift base to the Supreme Court.[5]
References
- ↑ "List of Law Officers of Government of India". Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ↑ "Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi is new Attorney General". Zee News. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ↑ Singh, Gyanant. "Meet India's supermen in black: When people like Robert Vadra get into trouble, only a handful of lawyers are called to bail them out". India Today. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ↑ "List of designated Senior Advocates, Delhi High Court". Delhi High Court. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ Mahapatra, Dhananjay (9 January 2010). "India's top 10 lawyers". Times of India. Retrieved 1 February 2015.