Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar resigns from post citing 'personal reasons'
Ranjit Kumar was appointed as Solicitor General, the country's second highest law officer, in June 2014 after the Modi government came to power. His second term as solicitor general was renewed recently. The office of Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad received his resignation letter on Friday.
Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar resigned from his post on Friday. Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed this to ANI.
As per reports, Kumar resigned due to some personal reasons.
Kumar's resignation comes months after Mukul Rohatgi resigned from the post of Attorney General of India.
Kumar was appointed as the Solicitor General of India in June 2014. He had replaced senior advocate Mohan Parasaran.
Before taking over as Solicitor General, Kumar served as counsel for the Gujarat government as well as amicus curiae in several cases in the Supreme Court.