In order to maintain continuity in the Center's legal leadership before the Supreme Court and other constitutional courts, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has recommended the reappointment of Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta for an additional three-year term beginning on July 1.
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) issued an order on June 20 that communicated the decision. Mehta will serve a new three-year term as the nation's second-highest law enforcement official, or until further directives, whichever comes first.
Mehta, one of the government's most well-known attorneys, has defended the Union of India in a number of significant matters pertaining to national security, citizenship, taxation, digital regulation, electoral reforms, constitutional interpretation, and center-state disputes.

He has frequently appeared before the Supreme Court's Constitution Benches on cases with important governmental policy ramifications.
Five Additional Solicitors General (ASGs) for the Supreme Court have been reappointed by the ACC for an additional three-year term in addition to Mehta. Suryaprakash V. Raju, N. Venkataraman, and Aishwarya Bhati have been reappointed as of June 30, 2026, while Vikramjit Banerjee and K.M. Nataraj have been reappointed as of July 1, 2026.
In a different ruling, the government reappointed Chetan Sharma as the Delhi High Court's Additional Solicitor General for an additional six months, starting on July 1, 2026, or until further directives.The reappointments occur while the Union Government is suing the Supreme Court and many High Courts on a variety of constitutional, regulatory, and public policy matters. The action guarantees stability in the government's legal representation before the courts and demonstrates the government's faith in its current legal team.
Mehta, a prominent Gujarati lawyer, initially became an Additional Solicitor General in the Center's legal department in 2014. After being promoted as Solicitor General of India in October 2018, he has become one of the office's longest-serving officials in recent memory. He developed a sizable practice in public and constitutional law while serving as Additional Advocate General for Gujarat before being appointed to the Center.The reappointed ASGs have also been instrumental in representing the Union Government before the Supreme Court in a wide range of cases pertaining to criminal justice, taxation, constitutional law, economic regulation, and governance.