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04/07/23 06:31 AM IST

Centre reappoints Tushar Mehta as Solicitor General of India for 3 more years

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  • Tushar Mehta has been reappointed as the Solicitor General of India for three more years, along with six additional solicitor generals in the Supreme Court.
Appointment
  • The decision was taken by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) as Mehta’s term along with that of other law officers in the top court came to an end recently.
  • Mehta has been continuing as SG since October 2018.
  • The order of ACC approving the re-appointment has extended the term of SG for a period of three years or until further orders.
  • The six other law officers serving as ASGs in Supreme Court who have got extensions include Vikramjeet Banerjee, KM Nataraj, Balbir Singh, Suryaprakash V Raju, N Venkatraman and Aishwarya Bhati.
  • The ACC has also approved the re-appointment of ASG Chetan Sharma for the Delhi high court, ASG Satya Pal Jain for Punjab & Haryana high court, ASG Devang Girish Vyas for Gujarat high court and ASG Krishna Nandan Singh for Patna high court. 
Attorney General of India
  • The Attorney General for India is the highest law officer of the country.
  • Senior advocate R Venkataramani was appointed AG on October 1 last year and has a tenure of three years till 2025.
  • The Attorney General (AG) of India is a part of the Union Executive. AG is the highest law officer in the country.
  • Article 76 of the Constitution provides for the office of AG of India.
  • AG is appointed by the President on the advice of the government.
  • S/he must be a person who is qualified to be appointed a judge of the Supreme Court, i.e. s/he must be a citizen of India and 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, in the opinion of the President.
  • Procedures and grounds for the removal of AG are not stated in the Constitution. S/he holds office during the pleasure of the President (may be removed by the President at any time).
  • S/he has the right to speak and to take part in the proceedings of both the Houses of Parliament or their joint sitting and any committee of the Parliament of which s/he may be named a member, but without a right to vote.
  • S/he enjoys all the privileges and immunities that are available to a member of Parliament.
Source- Hindustan times

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