Difference between attorney general and solicitor general of india
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What is the
difference between an attorney general and solicitor general?
The attorney general of India
is the Indian government's chief legal advisor, and its primary lawyer in
dealing with the Supreme Court of India. The attorney general is
usually a highly respected senior advocate of the court, and is appointed by
the ruling government.
The office of the attorney general was created by the Constitution of
India, and attorney generals have the right to . participate in the proceedings of
Parliament, but cannot vote
Unlike the United States, in
India, the attorney general does not have executive authority and is not a
government minister; those functions are performed by the law minister.
The attorney general is
assisted by the solicitor general of India and several additional solicitors
general. The solicitor general is the second law officer of the state after the
attorney general