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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.
Attorney General (AG) tenure extended Polity

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