Attorney General (AG) tenure extended
- June 30, 2022
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Attorney General (AG) tenure extended
Subject :Polity
Section :Legislature
Context:
The Union government has extended the tenure of senior advocate KK Venugopal as the Attorney General (AG) for three more months.
Concept :
- Article 76 of the Constitution of India provides for the office of the Attorney General for India.
- He is the highest law officer in the country.
Appointment and Term of Attorney General of India
- He is appointed by the president.
- He must be a person who is qualified to be appointed a judge of the Supreme Court.
- It implies that he must be a citizen of India and he must have been a judge of some high court for five years or an advocate of some high court for ten years or an eminent jurist.
- The term of office of the AG is not fixed by the Constitution.
- The Constitution does not contain the procedure and grounds for his removal.
- He holds office during the pleasure of the president which means that he may be removed by the president at any time.
- He resigns when the government (council of ministers) resigns or is replaced, as he is appointed on its advice.
Duties and Functions of Attorney General of India
- To give advice to the Government of India upon such legal matters, which are referred to him by the president;
- To perform such other duties of a legal character which are assigned to him by the president; and
- To discharge the functions conferred on him by the Constitution or any other law
The president has assigned the following duties to the AG:
- To appear on behalf of the Government of India in all cases in the Supreme Court in which the Government of India is concerned.
- To represent the Government of India in any reference made by the president to the Supreme Court under Article 143 of the Constitution.