Explain Appointment amd term of Attorney General of India
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ATTORNEY GENERAL OF INDIA (AG) :-
✔ The Constitution (Article 76) has provided for the office of the Attorney General for India.
✔ the highest law officer in the country..
Appointment amd term of Attorney General of India :-
⭐ appointed by the president.
⭐ must be a person who is qualified to be appointed a judge of the Supreme Court.
⭐ In other words, he must be a citizen of India and he 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.
⭐ The term of office of the AG is not fixed by the Constitution. Further, the Constitution does not contain the procedure and grounds for his removal.
⭐ He holds office during the pleasure of the president.
⭐ This means that he may be removed by the president at any time.
⭐ He may also quit his office by submitting his resignation to the president.
⭐Conventionally, he resigns when the government (council of ministers) resigns or is replaced, as he is appointed on its advice.
⭐ The remuneration of the AG is not fixed by the Constitution. He receives such remuneration as the president may determine.
Explain Appointment and term of Attorney General of India