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Qualification of Attorney General of India

Qualification of Attorney General of India
  • Citizen of India.
  • Judge of High Court or High Courts in succession for minimum 5 years of service.
  • Advocate of High Court or High Courts in succession for atleast 10 years or.
  • In opinion of the President is a distinguished jurist.
  • He shall neither advice nor hold a brief against the Government of India in cases in which he is called upon to advice the government of India.
  • He cannot defend accused persons for criminal prosecutions without the permission of the Government of India.
  • He represents the union before the courts.
  • He is allowed to take up private practice provided, the other party is not the state.
  • He is not a member of the either House of the Parliament.
  • He has the right to attend and speak in the Parliamentary deleberations and meetings of both the Houses.
  • He has no right to vote in Parliament.
  • He is not paid salary but a remuneration to be determined by the president.
  • He is assisted by two solicitiors-General and four additional solicitors-General.
  • Appear before the Supreme Court and various High Courts in cases involving the Government of India.
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