Attorney General of India:

In news: Former Attorney General (AG) Soli Sorabjee recently passed away.

About AG-

The office of Attorney General of India is established under Article 76 of the Constitution.
India’s Attorney General (AG) is a member of the Union Executive.
He is the country’s top law enforcement official.
The Constitution does not specify the length of the office’s term.
The Constitution does not specify the procedures or grounds for the suspension of the AG.
He/she serves at the pleasure of the President (may be removed by the President at any time).
The Solicitor General of India and the Additional Solicitor General of India support the Attorney General in carrying out his official duties.
It is the Advocate General’s Corresponding Office in the United States.

Conditions for appointment-

He must meet the qualifications for appointment as a Supreme Court Judge.
He should be a citizen of India.
He must have served as a judge in the High Court of any Indian state for five years or as an advocate for ten years.
In the President’s view, he might even be an eminent jurist.

Powers and Functions-

In legal matters referred to him, the Attorney General is required to provide advice to the Government of India.
He also carries out other legal responsibilities that the President has delegated to him.
The Attorney General has the right of audience in all Indian courts, as well as the right to engage in, but no Right to vote in Parliamentary proceedings.
The Attorney General represents the Government of India in all Supreme Court cases (including suits, appeals, and other proceedings) in which the Government of India is involved.
He also represents the Indian government in any Supreme Court referral made by the President under Article 143 of the Constitution.
Although the Attorney General may accept briefs, he or she cannot represent the government in court.
He cannot represent a defendant in a criminal case while still serving as a director of a corporation without the approval of the government.
Two Solicitor Generals and four Additional Solicitor Generals support the Attorney General.