**Summary of Government Notification: Resignation of Additional Solicitor General**
**Issuing Authority:** Ministry of Law and Justice (Department of Legal Affairs), Government of India.
**Document Reference:**
* **Gazette Name:** The Gazette of India (Extraordinary, Part I—Section 2)
* **Notification No.:** J-11013/4/2024-Judicial/E.125501
* **Registration No.:** D. L.-33004/99
* **CG Number:** CG-DL-E-03082026-275136
**Date of Notification:** August 3, 2026 (New Delhi)
**Core Announcement:**
The President of India has formally accepted the resignation of Shri S D Sanjay from the position of Additional Solicitor General for India. This resignation pertains to his duties before the Supreme Court of India.
**Key Metrics and Dates:**
* **Effective Date of Resignation:** August 1, 2026.
* **Publication Date:** August 3, 2026 (Shravan 12, 1948).
* **Issue Number:** No. 49.
**Signatory:**
The notification was issued under the authority of Praveen Srivastava, Additional Secretary to the Government of India.
**Publication and Contact Information:**
* **Printer:** Directorate of Printing, Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064.
* **Publisher:** Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.
* **Reference Code:** 5988 GI/2026.
Key Entities Referenced
Shri S D Sanjay: The individual whose resignation from the office of Additional Solicitor General for India was accepted by the President.
Additional Solicitor General for India: The senior law officer position within the government being vacated by the resigning official.
Supreme Court of India: The primary judicial institution where the Additional Solicitor General represented the government.
Ministry of Law and Justice: The central government ministry, specifically the Department of Legal Affairs, that issued the formal notification of the resignation.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग I—खण्ड 2
PART I—Section 2
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
24, 1947
स.ं 49] नई दिल्ली, सोमिार, अगस्ट्त 3, 2026/श्रािण 12, 1948
No. 49] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2026/SHRAVAN 12, 1948 ss24, 1947
जिजध और न्याय मत्रं ालय
(जिजध काय य जिभाग )
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 3 अगस्ट् त, 2026
स.ं ि-े 11013/4/2024-न्याजयक/ई.125501.— राष्ट्रपजत, भारत के सुप्रीम कोर्य म ें भारत के एजडिनल
सॉजलजसर्र िनरल श्री एस. डी. संिय का 01 अगस्ट्त, 2026 से इस्ट्तीफा स्ट्िीकार करत े हुए प्रसन्न ह।ैं
प्रिीण श्रीिास्ट्ति, अजतररक्त सजचि
MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
(Department of Legal Affairs)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 3rd August, 2026
No. J-11013/4/2024-Judicial/E.125501.— The President is pleased to accept the resignation of Shri S D
Sanjay, Additional Solicitor General for India before Supreme Court of India with effect from 01st August, 2026.
PRAVEEN SRIVASTAVA, Addl. Secy.
5988 GI/2026
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