New attorney general of india 2022

Venkataramani will take over from incumbent K.K. Venugopal whose tenure will expire on September 30. A notification, issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice, said: "The President is pleased to appoint R. Venkataramani, senior advocate, as Attorney General for India for a period of three years from the date he enters upon his office." Venkataramani has a rich experience of over 40 years as lawyer and he was also a former member of the Law Commission of India. He was enrolled in July 1977 in the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and joined the chambers of late senior advocate in SC P.P. Rao in 1979. He was designated as senior advocate by the Supreme Court in 1997. He has also been associated with National Law School of India University, Bengaluru. The development came days after senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi declined to return as Attorney General. Venkataramani was appointed court receiver by the apex court in Amrapali housing projects matter. On September 23, Venkataramani informed the apex court that over 11,000 flats will be delivered in 2 to 3 months to Amrapali homebuyers', out of which 5,428 flats will be handed over in October. A bench comprising Chief Justice U.U. Lalit and Justice Bela M Trivedi, appreciating the court receiver, said that giving possession of over 11,000 flats out of 38,000 flats is an important development. SEE ALSO: • R Venkataramani appointed as the Attorney General of India for three years • Rise in home loan interest beyond 9.5 % likely to have high...

By Kanu Sarda: Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi (67) is all set to take the baton of the Attorney General of India from K K Venugopal on October 1. The Attorney General is the top law officer of the country and the Centre’s top lawyer before the Supreme Court of India. This will be Rohatgi's second term as the top law officer. He remained in the office of the Attorney General from 2014 to June 2017, after which he resigned and continued with his private practice. Rohatgi recently appeared in the Supreme Court for former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, against whom a probe was ordered after he was accused of granting himself a mining lease as the state’s mining minister. Rohatgi also represented the Special Investigation Team in the Zakia Jafri case, in which the Supreme Court upheld the clean chit given to the Gujarat government in connection with the 2002 riots. Read: He was also the lawyer for Ashish Mishra, an accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri case and son of Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra, in the Supreme Court. Rohatgi appeared for Facebook and WhatsApp before the Supreme Court and the Delhi high court. During his first term as Attorney General, he was a part of the proceedings striking down the triple talaq practice in Islam, the petitions challenging criminal prosecution of security forces’ personnel over alleged extra-judicial killings in Manipur and playing of the national anthem before movies in theatres. Read: Rohatgi held the office of Attorney General even w...

Senior advocate R Venkataramani will succeed KK Venugopal as the Attorney General of India after the latter’s term ends on September 30. The Centre’s hunt for its main legal counsellor began afresh after Mukul Rohatgi withdrew his consent from reprising the role and ended with the eminent lawyer Venkataramani.

• 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...

NEW DELHI: The Central government on Wednesday appointed senior advocate R Venkataramani as the new Attorney General of India for a period of three years. This comes days after senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi declined Centre's offer to return as the attorney general. Rohatgi said that there was no specific reason behind his decision. Venkataramani is one of the top lawyers in the country and has dealt in matters as varied as constitutional law, environmental law, taxation, tribal rights, and child and women’s rights. Mukul Rohatgi declines Centre's offer to return as attorney general Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi has declined Centre's offer to be appointed as the Attorney General for India. Venugopal had succeeded Rohatgi as AG in June 2017 after the Union government had expressed reservations towards giving him a two year extension beyond the stipulated three year term. R Venkataramani appointed next attorney general NEW DELHI: In a notification issued late Wednesday evening, the government has appointed senior advocate R Venkataramani as attorney general after the incumbent K K Venugopal's extended tenure ends on September 30. Venkataramani has been appointed for three years, according to the notification. He He is a senior lawyer with an experience of 42 years of practice in the Supreme Court. He has also been a special senior counsel for various departments of the government in the Supreme Court and high courts between 2004–2010. Venkataramani has also been acting as cou...

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.