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{{Short description|Solicitor General of India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [[Senior Advocate]]
| name = Mohan Parasaran
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| office = [[Solicitor General of India]]
| term_start = February 2013
| term_end = May 2014
| prime_minister1 = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| predecessor = [[Rohinton Fali Nariman]]
| successor = [[Ranjit Kumar]]
| office2 = [[Additional Solicitor General of India]]
| prime_minister2 = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| term_start2 = 2004
| term_end2 = 2013
| alma_mater = [[University of Madras]], [[Faculty of Law, University of Delhi]], [[University of Cambridge]]
| profession = [[Lawyer]]
| relations = [[K. Parasaran]] (father), Saroja Parasaran (mother)
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'''Mohan Parasaran''' is a [[Senior counsel|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 [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] led [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA 2]] government.<ref>[http://www.barandbench.com/brief/2/3182/mohan-parasaran-to-replace-rohinton-nariman-as-solicitor-general Mohan Parasaran to replace Rohinton Nariman as Solicitor General – Bar and Bench] Last Retrieved 8 February 2013</ref> Previously he held the post of Additional Solicitor General of India for nine years.<ref>[http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/mohan-parasaran-appointed-as-the-solicitor-general-of-india-328410 Mohan Parasaran appointed as the Solicitor General of India - NDTV] Last Retrieved 8 February 2013</ref> In 2012, he resigned from the post of Additional Solicitor General but the resignation was not accepted by the Government.<ref>[http://barandbench.com/brief/2/3203/in-conversation-with-the-new-solicitor-general-of-india-mohan-parasaran In Conversation with Mohan Parasaran, Bar & Bench] Last Retrieved 6 March 2013</ref> He was designated senior advocate in 2002.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040810045949/http://www.hindu.com/2004/07/30/stories/2004073007571100.htm Additional Solicitors General - The Hindu] Last Retrieved 8 February 2013</ref>

==Personal life==
Parasaran is the son of the former [[Attorney General of India]] and Senior Advocate, [[K. Parasaran]] and Saroja Parasaran.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040810045949/http://www.hindu.com/2004/07/30/stories/2004073007571100.htm Additional Solicitors General - The Hindu] Last Retrieved 8 February 2013</ref> He has two brothers and two sisters.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130411022034/http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/07/stories/2010070758621200.htm The Hindu: Saroja Parasaran passes away] Last Retrieved 8 February 2013</ref> He lives in New Delhi, but frequents Chennai, where he grew up. His mother Mrs Saroja Parasaran is first cousin of actor [[Kamalahasan]].

==Education==
Parasaran has received the [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A. (Economics)]] First Class from the University of Madras in 1981, a [[Bachelor of Law]] degree from [[Faculty of Law, University of Delhi]] in 1984 and a [[Master of Laws]] from the [[University of Cambridge]].<ref>[http://web.law.columbia.edu/climate-change/resources/clean-energy-investment-us-india/project-leaders Mohan Parasaran, Senior Advocate and Additional Solicitor General of India] Last Retrieved 8 February 2013</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160305102158/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-05-08/news/27626748_1_rnrl-counsel-manu-sharma-ril-counsel Meet the legal eagles who’re the real game-changers] Last Retrieved 8 February 2013</ref>

==Appointment as Solicitor General==
Parasaran was appointed as the [[Solicitor General of India]] after this post become vacant due to resignation of [[Rohinton Nariman]] before completion of his tenure. Rohinton Nariman had resigned from the post, allegedly, following a difference of opinion with the Law Minister, Ashwini Kumar.<ref>[http://www.legallyindia.com/201302083426/Bar-Bench-Litigation/asg-parasaran-to-replace-rohinton-nariman-as-solicitor-general Legally India]</ref> Mohan Parasaran's appointment as [[Solicitor General of India]] came to an end in May 2014 with the change in Government, and in his place, [[Ranjit Kumar]] has been appointed as the new [[Solicitor General of India]] with effect from 7 Jun 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Law Officers of Government of India|url=http://lawmin.nic.in/la/lawofficers.htm|publisher=Law Ministry|accessdate=13 June 2014}}</ref>

==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.<ref>[http://web.law.columbia.edu/climate-change/resources/clean-energy-investment-us-india/project-leaders Mohan Parasaran, Senior Advocate and Additional Solicitor General of India] Last Retrieved 8 February 2013</ref> He has also appeared in the Commission of Inquiry, which probed into the Boeing 737 crash in [[Mangalore]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040810045949/http://www.hindu.com/2004/07/30/stories/2004073007571100.htm Additional Solicitors General - The Hindu] Last Retrieved 8 February 2013</ref>

==References==
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[http://legalera.in/interviews/item/11182-several-quixotic-developments-which-were-beyond-my-control-and-destiny-ultimately-landed-me-into-becoming-a-lawyer-mohan-parasaran-solicitor-general-of-india LegalEra Magazine Interview]

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