The Centre Government on Wednesday appointed senior Advocate R Venkataramani as the new Attorney General of India.
The appointment of Venkataramani is for a period of three years. The Centre Government issued a notification in regards to the appointment of a new Attorney General of India.
The notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice states, “The President is pleased to appoint R Venkataramani, Senior Advocate as Attorney General for India for a period of three years from the date he enters upon his office.
Senior Advocate R Venkataramani is an eminent advocate of the Supreme Court and has appeared in various matters as varied as constitutional law, environmental law, taxation, tribal rights, and child and women’s rights.
He has represented several state governments, the Union government, universities and public sector undertakings in major litigation in the Supreme Court and in High Courts.
Earlier, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi declined the central government’s proposal to be appointed as the next Attorney General for India.
On September 30, 2022, the term of Senior Advocate K.K. Venugopal as Attorney General of India is coming to an end.