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Madhavi Divan - New Additional Solicitor General
December 20 , 2018
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- The Union government has appointed advocate Madhavi Goradia Divan as the Additional Solicitor General (ASG) in the government of India.
- She will hold office of ASG till 30 June, 2020 and will appear in the Supreme Court on behalf of the government of India.
- She is the 3rd woman to hold the post of ASG.
- Senior advocate Indira Jaising was the 1st woman in India to become ASG. Pinky Anand was the 2nd woman and she still holds the post.
- ASG is the 3rd ranked law-officer in the Indian government. The post of ASG is not constitutional as the constitution does not have any provisions regarding this.
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