Senior advocate R. Venkataramani is the new Attorney General of India

Senior advocate R. Venkataramani is the new Attorney General of India

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: September 30 2022

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  • Senior advocate R. Venkataramani has been appointed as the new Attorney General (AG) of India by President Droupadi Murmu for a period of three years.
  • The announcement came two days before current AG KK Venugopal's term ends.
  • He will succeed K K Venugopal, whose term will end on September 30.
  • Venugopal, 91, was appointed to the post in July 2017.
  • Senior advocate R Venkataramani has an experience of 42 years as a senior Supreme Court lawyer. He had formerly served as a member of the Law Commission of India.
  • The A-G is the first law officer of the Government of India and the position of the A-G is placed on a special footing. The A-G is appointed by the President of India and has the right to audience across all courts in a country.
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