CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -NEW DELHI: The Union government is all set to appoint senior advocate and ex-attorney general Mukul Rohatgi as 16th AG for India from October 1 as the present AG K K Venugopal expressed unwillingness to continue in the top law officer’s post beyond September 30.

Detailed explanation-2: -R. Venkataramani is the incumbent Attorney-General for India. He succeeded to the office as the 16th Attorney-General on 1 October 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ans. The Indian President appoints the Attorney General of India He is in office as long as the President so chooses. He has to belong to one of the two Houses of Parliament. The Parliament has the power to impeach the Attorney General of India.

Detailed explanation-4: -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 Law Ministry announced on Wednesday.

Detailed explanation-5: -“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,” read the notification.