Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the ‘Attorney General’ of India?

  1. He holds office during the pleasure of the President.

  2. He must be qualified to be appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court.

  3. He has a right of audience in all courts in India as well as the right to vote.

  4. None of these

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Explanation

The Attorney General of India is the Indian government's chief legal advisor, and its primary lawyer in the Supreme Court of India. The Attorney General of India is appointed by the President of India under Article 76(1) of the Constitution of India and holds office during the pleasure of the President. (Hence Option (1) is correct) He must be a person qualified to be appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court. (Hence Option (2) is also correct) The Attorney General is responsible for giving advice to the Government of India upon such legal matters and to perform such other duties of legal character as may be referred or assigned to him by the President. The Attorney General has the right of audience in all Courts in India as well as the right to participate in the proceedings of the Parliament, though not to vote. (Hence Option (3) is also correct). The Attorney General appears on behalf of the Government of India in all cases(including suits, appeals and other proceedings) in the Supreme Court in which the Government of India is concerned. The Attorney General is to be consulted only in legal matters of real importance and only after the Ministry of Law has been consulted. The Attorney General can accept briefs but cannot appear against the Government. He/She cannot defend an accused in the criminal proceedings and accept the directorship of a company without the permission of the Government.