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February 24, 2016

Article 76 Provides for an Attorney General of India.  Attorney General is Indian government’s chief legal advisor and its primary lawyer in the Supreme Court of India. Qualification to become AG The person must be a person qualified to be appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court. The following are pre-qualifications for a Judge ..

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R Venkataramani: New Attorney General of India

September 30, 2022

R Venkataramani, a senior advocate in the Supreme Court, has been appointed as the Attorney General of India for a period of three years. Key facts R Venkataramani is a lawyer having an experience of 42 years of practice in the apex court of India. He enrolled in the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu in ..

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Advocate Mukul Rohatgi reappointed as Attorney General for India

September 14, 2022

Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi is set to become the Attorney General for India for the second time. Key facts Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi is set take up the post of the top law officer in India from October 1. The tenure of the current Attorney General K.K. Venugopal will end on September 30 and he ..

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US National Rifle Association

January 18, 2021

The United States National Rifle Association recently filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code. The association filed for bankruptcy in order to avoid being investigated by New York Attorney General. Background The New York Attorney General had sued the National Rifle Association in August 2020 based on allegations that the association top ..

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K K Venugopal appointed as Attorney General of India

June 30, 2020

On June 30, 2020, K K Venugopal was re-appointed as Attorney General of India. He has been appointed for a year. Highlights K K Venugopal, a senior advocate was re-appointed as attorney General of India. Also, Tushar Mehta was re-appointed as the Solicitor General for a period of three year. Mr Chetan Sharma, a senior ..

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K.K.Venugopal reappointed as Attorney General for India

June 30, 2020

On 29th June 2020, the President of India has reappointed Senior Advocate K.K. Venugopal as the Attorney General for India. The current tenure of K.K. Venugopal was up to 30th June 2020, his tenure was extended for a period of one year effective from 1st July 2020 to 30th June 2021. On 30th June 2017, ..

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Most Eminent Senior Citizen Award

October 21, 2019

The Vice President Shri Venkaiyah Naidu presented the “Most Eminent Senior Citizen Award” to scholar, legal luminary and former Attorney General of India Shri K Parasaran. He was honored with the award on the occasion of Elder’s Day celebration organized by Age Care India. About Parasaran K Parasaran was born in 1927. He is an ..

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