In February 2013 he was appointed the Solicitor General of India and continued in this post till May 2014.
[1] Previously he held the post of Additional Solicitor General of India for nine years.
[7][8] 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.
[10] 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.