Attorney general of india

• Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi declined to take charge as the country’s top legal officer. • He is also the chief legal adviser to the Indian government. • He enjoys special privileges available to an MP. New Delhi: Suspense continues to prevail over the appointment of the Attorney General of India as senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi declined to take charge as the country’s top legal officer. He was expected to replace KK Venugopal as the Attorney General of India on October 1, 2022. Mukul Rohatgi, who had served as the country’s Attorney General from June 2014 to June 2017, was replaced by KK Venugopal in July 2017. The term of the incumbent Attorney General of India, KK Venugopal, ends on September 30, he is 91 years old and on his third extension. He had earlier conveyed to the Indian government that, given his age, he would not be able to continue after the end of his current term. In this article, we will share with you the functions, powers and other details of the Attorney General of India. Who can become Attorney General of India? Under Article 76(1), the Attorney General of India is appointed by the President from among persons who are “qualified to be appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court”. Article 76(4) says “the Attorney-General shall hold office during the pleasure of the President, and shall receive such remuneration as the President may determine.” While the post of the Attorney General of India has been occupied by some of the finest jurists in India’s histo...

New Delhi: Senior advocate R Venkataramani has been named as the new Attorney General of India. He will hold office for a period of three years. The notification regarding Mr Venkataramani's appointment as the Attorney General was issued today by the Department of Legal Affairs, Union Ministry of Law and Justice. Mr Venkataramani will replace current Attorney General KK Venugopal whose term ends on September 30, 2022.Mr Venugopal is currently on his third extension. Earlier, senior lawyer Mukul Rohatgi had declined the Centre's offer to return as the Attorney General of India, the government's top lawyer. Mr Rohatgi, 67, had stepped down as Attorney General in June 2017, when Mr Venugopal succeeded him. Confirming Mr Venkataramani's appointment, the office of Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister of Law and Justice, tweeted: "Honorable President is pleased to appoint Shri R. Venkataramani, Senior Advocate as Attorney General for India w.e.f. 1st October 2022." माननीय राष्ट्रपति, श्री आर. वेंकटरमणी, वरिष्ठ अधिवक्ता को दिनांक 1 अक्टूबर, 2022 से भारत के महान्यायवादी के पद पर नियुक्त करती हैं। Honorable President is pleased to appoint Shri R. Venkataramani, Senior Advocate as Attorney General for India w.e.f. 1st October 2022. Born in Pondicherry on April 13, 1950, Mr Venkataramani was registered as a lawyer with the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu in 1977. In 1979, he moved to the Supreme Court.

• v • t • e The Attorney General for India is the chief legal advisor of the Powers, duties and functions [ ] The attorney general is necessary for advising the Unlike the The attorney general can accept briefs but cannot appear against the Government. They cannot defend an accused in the criminal proceedings and accept the directorship of a company without the permission of the Government. The attorney general is assisted by a Fee and allowances payable [ ] Fee and allowances payable to the law officers (including Attorney General for India, S.No. Nomenclature of the item of work Rates of fees payable for appearance and other work. (1) Suits, writ petitions, appeals and references under article 143 ₹16,000/- per case per day (2) Special leave petitions and other applications ₹5,000/- per case per day (3) Settling pleadings (including affidavits) ₹5,000/- per pleading (4) Settling Statement of Case ₹6,000/- per case (5) For giving opinions in statements of cases sent by the Ministry of Law ₹10,000/- per case (6) For written submission before the Supreme Court, High Court, and Commissions of Inquiry or Tribunals and the like ₹10,000/- per case (7) Appearance in Courts outside Delhi ₹40,000/- per day per case In addition to the above fee payable for cases, a retainer fee is paid to the attorney general for India, Politicisation of the Attorney General [ ] Further information: It has become a tradition that the attorney general resigns when a new government is formed. The att...

Senior advocate R Venkataramani has been appointed as the new Attorney General of India for a period of three years. A few days ago, Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi had declined the government’s offer to be Attorney General (A-G) for India after “second thoughts”. Rohatgi, who had earlier agreed to take up the position, told The Indian Express on Sunday (September 25) that there was “no specific reason” for changing his mind. The term of the incumbent A-G, K K Venugopal, ends on September 30. He is 91 years old, and on his third extension. Venugopal has conveyed to the government that in view of his advanced age, he would not be able to continue after the end of his current term. Click here for more Who is the Attorney General for India? The Constitution of India places the post of the A-G on a special footing. The A-G is the Government of India’s first law officer, and has the right of audience in all courts of the country. Article 76(2) of the Constitution says “it shall be the duty of the Attorney-General to give advice to the Government of India upon such legal matters, and to perform such other duties of a legal character, as may from time to time be referred or assigned to him by the President”. The A-G is also supposed to “discharge the functions conferred on him by or under this Constitution or any other law for the time being in force”. Under Article 88, the “Attorney-General of India shall have the right to speak in, and otherwise to take part in the proceedings of...

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K. K. Venugopal is the 15th Attorney General of India. On 30 June 2017, he was appointed as the Attorney General of India by Ram Nath Kovind, the President of India. Before becoming the Attorney General of India, he was a senior advocate and an Indian constitutional lawyer in the Supreme Court of India. Contents • • • • • • • • Wiki/Biography Kottayan Katankot Venugopal was born on 6 September 1931 (Sunday) ( age 89 years; as in 2020) in Kanhangad, Kasaragod district, Kerala, and he grew up and did his schooling from Mangalore. His zodiac sign is Virgo. He obtained a B.Sc. degree in Physics from Madras Christian College in Chennai. Further, he pursued law from Raja Lakhamgouda Law College in Belgaum, Karnataka. Physical Appearance Height (approx.): 5′ 6″ Eye Colour: Black Hair Colour: Black Family He belongs to a Nambiar family, a Hindu Ambalavasi caste. Parents & Siblings K. K. Venugopal comes from a family with an administrative background. His father, M. K. Nambiar was a barrister in the Madras High Court during the British Rule in India. M. K. Nambiar died on 18 December 1975. His mother’s name is Kalyani Nambiar. He had two brothers and one sister. The name of his brothers is Shiva Shanker Nambiar and Ramkumaran Nambiar. His sister is Nalini Vasudevan and she died on 4 January 2013. [1] K. K. Venugopal’s mother, Kalyani Nambiar Wife & Children Venugopal got married to Shantha Konath Venugopal in a traditional way on 28 May 1958. He has two sons and one daughter from t...

Senior advocate in the Supreme Court of India R Venkataramani was on Wednesday appointed as the Attorney General for India for a period of three years with effect from October 1, 2022. He will succeed K K Venugopal, whose term will end on September 30. Who is R Venkataramani? Venkatramani is a lawyer with an experience of 42 years of practice in the Supreme Court. He enrolled in July 1977 in the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and joined the chambers of PP Rao, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court in 1979. Venkatramani has practiced in various branches of law prominently constitutional law, law of indirect taxes, human rights law, civil and criminal law, consumer law, as well as law relating to services. He has also represented Central Government, several State Governments, Universities, Public Sector Undertakings in their major litigations in the top court and High Courts and continues to represent the Supreme Court in matters concerning its employees. International representations: Venkatramani was invited to speak at the workshop jointly organised by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and International Commission of Jurists at Geneva in 2001. The workshop was designed to submit a report to the Human Rights Commission, on the Optional Protocol to the International Covenants on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), 1966.