Mohan Parasaran
Senior Advocate Mohan Parasaran | |
|---|---|
| Solicitor General of India | |
| In office February 2013 – May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Rohinton Fali Nariman |
| Succeeded by | Ranjit Kumar |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Additional Solicitor General of India | |
| In office 2004–2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Relations | K. Parasaran (father), Saroja Parasaran (mother) |
| Alma mater | University of Madras, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, University of Cambridge |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Mohan Parasaran is a Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of India. In February 2013 he was appointed the Solicitor General of India and continued in this post till May 2014. He served as part of the Congress led UPA 2 government.[1] Previously he held the post of Additional Solicitor General of India for nine years.[2] In 2012, he resigned from the post of Additional Solicitor General but the resignation was not accepted by the Government.[3] He was designated senior advocate in 2002.[4]
Personal life
Parasaran is the son of the former
Education
Parasaran has received the
Appointment as Solicitor General
Parasaran was appointed as the
Notable cases
Parasaran has represented the Government of India in landmark cases, including the dispute between the Ambani brothers on the KGD6 gasfields, international tax matters with revenue effect of over $3.2 billion in the Vodafone case, the levy of luxury tax, sports regulation, and public interest matters concerning food security and shelter.[11] He has also appeared in the Commission of Inquiry, which probed into the Boeing 737 crash in Mangalore.[12]
References
- ^ Mohan Parasaran to replace Rohinton Nariman as Solicitor General – Bar and Bench Last Retrieved 8 February 2013
- ^ Mohan Parasaran appointed as the Solicitor General of India - NDTV Last Retrieved 8 February 2013
- ^ In Conversation with Mohan Parasaran, Bar & Bench Last Retrieved 6 March 2013
- ^ Additional Solicitors General - The Hindu Last Retrieved 8 February 2013
- ^ Additional Solicitors General - The Hindu Last Retrieved 8 February 2013
- ^ The Hindu: Saroja Parasaran passes away Last Retrieved 8 February 2013
- ^ Mohan Parasaran, Senior Advocate and Additional Solicitor General of India Last Retrieved 8 February 2013
- ^ Meet the legal eagles who’re the real game-changers Last Retrieved 8 February 2013
- ^ Legally India
- ^ "List of Law Officers of Government of India". Law Ministry. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ Mohan Parasaran, Senior Advocate and Additional Solicitor General of India Last Retrieved 8 February 2013
- ^ Additional Solicitors General - The Hindu Last Retrieved 8 February 2013