Satya Pal Jain Calls on Punjab Governor After Fifth Extension as Additional Solicitor General of India

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Satya Pal Jain, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) of India and former Member of Parliament, paid a courtesy call on Gulab Chand Kataria, Governor of Punjab and Administrator of UT Chandigarh, at Punjab Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh following the extension of his tenure as ASG for the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

Describing the meeting as a courtesy call, Jain expressed his gratitude to the Central Government for reposing continued confidence in him by extending his tenure for the fifth time.

Originally appointed as the first-ever Additional Solicitor General of India for the Punjab and Haryana High Court on April 9, 2015, Jain has served in the position for over 11 years. The post itself was created for the first time in the High Court, making him its inaugural appointee. Since then, the Government of India has periodically renewed his tenure.

Expressing his appreciation, Jain thanked the Central Government, particularly Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, for giving him the opportunity to continue serving the institution.

“I am grateful to the Government of India for entrusting me with this responsibility for more than 11 years. It has been an honour to serve this prestigious institution,” Jain said.

A senior constitutional lawyer, Jain has held several prominent positions during his public life. He served as the Member of Parliament from Chandigarh in 1996 and 1998, has been a member of the Panjab University Senate for 11 consecutive terms, served on the Law Commission of India, and was also the Dean of the Faculty of Law at Panjab University, among several other key assignments.

Throughout his legal career, Jain has argued numerous constitutional and election-related matters, including cases under the Anti-Defection Law, before the Supreme Court of India and 16 different High Courts across the country, earning recognition as one of the leading constitutional law practitioners in India.