The Attorney General of India

About:

  • Indian government’s chief legal advisor
  • primary lawyer for the government in the Supreme Court of India.
  • appointed by the President of India under Article 76(1) of the Constitution of India and holds office during the pleasure of the President.
  • person qualified to be appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court.

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • responsible for giving advice to the Government of India upon such legal matters
  • perform such other duties of legal character as may be referred or assigned to him by the President.
  • has the right of audience in all Courts in India as well as the right to participate in the proceedings of the Parliament, though not to vote.
  • The Attorney General appears on behalf of Government of India in all cases(including suits, appeals and other proceedings) in the Supreme Court in which Government of India is concerned.
  • represents the Government of India in any reference made by the President to the Supreme Court under Article 143 of the Constitution.
  • The Attorney General is assisted by a Solicitor General and four Additional Solicitors Generals.
  • to be consulted only in legal matters of real importance and only after the Ministry of Law has been consulted.
  • cannot appear against the Government.
  • cannot defend an accused in the criminal proceedings
  • cannot accept the directorship of a company without the permission of the Government.
  • Unlike the Attorney General of the United States, the Attorney General of India does not have any executive authority, and is not a political appointee; those functions are performed by the Law Minister of India.

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