Ranjit Kumar to be solicitor-general

Supreme Court advocate Ranjit Kumar, who has defended the Gujarat government in a number of cases, is set to be the next Solicitor-General of India.

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) is learnt to have cleared on Wednesday the name of Kumar, who is considered an expert in Constitutional laws, service matters, taxation, local laws pertaining to rent control, sources said.

The ACC also cleared the names of senior advocates Maninder Singh, L Nageshwar Rao, Tushar Mehta, P S Patwalia and Neeraj Kishen Kaul as Additional Solicitors General, the sources added.