The Attorney-General for India
Constitutional Provisions:
76. Attorney-General for India.—
(1) The President shall appoint a person who is qualified to be appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court to be Attorney-General for India.
(2) It shall be the duty of the Attorney-General to give advice to the Government of India upon such legal matters, and to perform such other duties of a legal character, as may from time to time be referred or assigned to him by the President, and to discharge the functions conferred on him by or under this Constitution or any other law for the time being in force.
(3) In the performance of his duties the Attorney-General shall have right of audience in all courts in the territory of India.
(4) The Attorney-General shall hold office during the pleasure of the President, and shall receive such remuneration as the President may determine.
88. Rights of Ministers and Attorney-General as respects Houses.— Every Minister and the Attorney-General of India shall have the right to speak in, and otherwise to take part in the proceedings of, either House, any joint sitting of the Houses, and any committee of Parliament of which he may be named a member, but shall not by virtue of this article be entitled to vote.
105. Powers, privileges, etc., of the Houses of Parliament and of the members and committees thereof.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution and to the rules and standing orders regulating the procedure of Parliament, there shall be freedom of speech in Parliament.
(2) No member of Parliament shall be liable to any proceedings in any court in respect of anything said or any vote given by him in Parliament or any committee thereof, and no person shall be so liable in respect of the publication by or under the authority of either House of Parliament of any report, paper, votes or proceedings.
[(3) In other respects, the powers, privileges and immunities of each House of Parliament, and of the members and the committees of each House, shall be such as may from time to time be defined by Parliament by law, and, until so defined, [shall be those of that House and of its members and committees immediately before the coming into force of section 15 of the Constitution (Forty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1978.]].
Appointment:
Qualification:
To be appointed as Attorney-General of India, he should be qualified to be appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India.
Function:
1. It shall be the duty of the Attorney-General to give advice to the Government of India on legal matters. He will represent Government of India
2. To appear on behalf of the central government Supreme Court.
3. To represent the central government in any reference made to the Supreme Court under article 143 by the president,
4. And to appear in any High Court for a case where the Government of India is concerned.
5. He has a right to speak in, and otherwise to take part in the proceedings of, either House, any joint sitting of the Houses, and any committee of Parliament of which he may be named a member. But he is not entitled to vote. If he takes part in parliamentary proceedings, He will also enjoy parliamentary immunities and privileges.
Constitution of India
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