For future use, the Assistant Solicitor General of India has been renamed Deputy Solicitor General of India, according to a notification from the Central government on Tuesday.
The Senior Central Government Standing Counsel of High Courts was renamed as Deputy Solicitors General of India in an Official Memorandum published by the Central Ministry of Law and Justice. It was done to minimise confusion because Additional Solicitor General of India is also referred to as ASG.
The notification went on to specify that “DSGI” will serve as the official abbreviation for the newly created position of Deputy Solicitor General of India and that it should be adhered to carefully.
“The competent authority has decided to re-designate henceforth ‘Assistant Solicitor General of India’ as “Deputy Solicitor General of India”, to remove confusion and doubt between Additional Solicitor General of India and Assistant Solicitor General of India, as both of them use same abbreviation ‘ASG’. They will continue to be governed by the existing terms & conditions as per this Department’s OM No. 26( 1 )/99-Judl. dated 24.09.1 999,“
the Notification stated
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