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In India, an advocate general is a legal advisor to a state government. [1] The post was created by the Constitution of India (vide Article 165) and corresponds to that of Attorney General for India at the union government level.
In India, an advocate general is a legal advisor to a state government. The post is created by the Constitution of India and corresponds to that of Attorney General of India at the central-level. The Governor of each state shall appoint a person who is qualified to be appointed judges in high court. There is no fixed term of office and no upper ...
The Attorney General for India (ISO: Bhārata Ke Mahānyāyavādī) is the chief legal advisor of the Government of India.The Attorney General is appointed by the President of India at the instance of the Union Cabinet under Article 76(1) of the Constitution and hold office during the pleasure of the President.
Mukul Rohatgi is an Indian lawyer and designated senior counsel, and was the 12th Attorney General for India. He was succeeded by K. K. Venugopal, whom he was also offered to succeed to hold the position again, but he declined. [1] He had a tenure of three years as Attorney General, from 19 June 2014 to 18 June 2017.
The Solicitor General of India (SGI) is subordinate to the Attorney General for India.The SGI is the second-highest law officer of the country, assists the Attorney General, and is assisted by Additional Solicitors General of India (Addl. SGIs).
Puspanathan Wilson (born 6 June 1966) is a Senior Advocate in India, who served as the Additional Solicitor General of India between August 2012 and May 2014, [1] and the Additional Advocate General of the State of Tamil Nadu between August 2008 and May 2011.
Chander Kishan Daphtary (1 April 1893 – 18 February 1983) was an Indian lawyer and was the first Solicitor General of India from 1950 to 1963. He was the Attorney General for India from 1963 to 1968. [4] [5] He was the President of the Bar Association of India. [6] He was nominated to the Rajya Sabha the Upper House of Indian Parliament from ...
advise any party against the Government of India or a Public Sector Undertaking, or in cases in which he is likely to be called upon to advise, or appear for, the Government of India or a Public Sector Undertaking; defend an accused person in a criminal prosecution, without the permission of the Government of India; or