The Union government has appointed Senior Advocates Davinder Pal Singh, Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar and Anil Kaushik as Additional Solicitors General of India to represent the Centre before the Supreme Court.
As per a notification issued by the Department of Personnel and Training under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions on December 22, 2025, the tenure of the newly appointed ASGs would be for three years from the date of assumption of charge, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Senior Advocate Kumar, a practicing lawyer at the Apex Court, has a distinguished career spanning both the legal and legislative domains. Born on August 8, 1956, and educated at Nagarjuna and Osmania Universities, he commenced legal practice in 1983 and was designated a Senior Advocate by the Andhra Pradesh High Court in 2012. He practiced civil, criminal, and constitutional law, with particular expertise in inter-State river water disputes and public utilities litigation, often invoking Articles 131 and 262 of the Constitution, as well as statutory regimes governing electricity and transport.
Kumar has represented several State and Central organisations over the years. He served as Standing Counsel for the Union government and also represented multiple Andhra Pradesh power and transport corporations. Between 2000 and 2004, he appeared before the Supreme Court in proceedings relating to the Krishna River water disputes. He served as a Rajya Sabha member from 2018 to 2024. During his tenure, he held the office of Panel Vice Chairman of the Rajya Sabha and was associated with key parliamentary committees, including those on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice, and Home Affairs.
Senior Advocate Davinder Pal Singh has over three decades of litigation experience, particularly in matters involving economic offences, corruption, and financial regulation. His practice before constitutional courts included representation of high-ranking public functionaries in cases arising under the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act, 1988, the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, and the SEBI Act, 1992, along with subordinate regulations. He had previously served as Additional Advocate General for the States of Punjab and Haryana, distinguishing himself as one of the youngest lawyers to hold that constitutional office.
Singh also served as Special Public Prosecutor for the Central Bureau of Investigation and as Special Counsel for the Directorate of Enforcement in select matters. During his tenure as Additional Advocate General, he was invited by the Office of the Attorney General of the State of California to collaborate on cybercrime policy initiatives and was later felicitated by the California State Senate for his contributions. He relinquished public office in 2007 to return to full-time private practice.
Singh has played a significant role in shaping India’s early cyber law framework. As an expert member of a sub-committee under the Inter-Ministerial Working Group on Cyber Law and Cyber Forensics, he drafted the Information Age Crimes Act, 2002, a proposed legislation that, despite not being formally enacted, continued to be referenced by government bodies in the absence of a comprehensive cybercrime statute.
He also contributed to several policy drafts, including inputs related to the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016. He graduated in law from the Campus Law Centre, Delhi University, and completed his LL.M from Kurukshetra University. He went on to pursue advanced studies at the Hague Academy of International Law.
Senior Advocate Anil Kaushik has over 24 years of extensive practice before the Supreme Court, the Delhi High Court, and various tribunals. His legal work traversed a broad spectrum of subject areas, including civil and commercial disputes, taxation and revenue matters, criminal law, and constitutional litigation.
He earlier served as Additional Advocate General for the State of Haryana and, at the time of his appointment, was representing the States of Odisha and Madhya Pradesh as Senior Counsel in complex constitutional and statutory matters.
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