{"id":2289,"date":"2024-05-01T15:54:24","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T10:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2289"},"modified":"2024-05-01T15:54:24","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T10:24:24","slug":"q-consider-the-following-statements-122","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-consider-the-following-statements-122","title":{"rendered":"Q. Consider the following statements:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Attorney General of India can<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Take part in the proceedings of the Lok Sabha<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be a member of a committee of the Lok Sabha<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Speak in the Lok Sabha<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vote<\/strong>\u00a0in the Lok Sabha<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 and 4 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1, 2 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 and 3 only<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (c) 1, 2 and 3 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"attorney-general-of-india-agi\">Attorney General of India (AGI):<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Under\u00a0<strong>Article 76<\/strong>, The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/upsc-notes\/constitution-of-india\/\">Constitution of India<\/a>\u00a0has provided for the office of the Attorney General (AG) for India.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He is the\u00a0<strong>highest law officer<\/strong>\u00a0in the country.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As a\u00a0<strong>chief legal advisor<\/strong>\u00a0to the government of India, he advises the union government on all legal matters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He is also the\u00a0<strong>primary lawyer<\/strong>\u00a0representing the Union Government in the\u00a0Supreme Court\u00a0and High Court of India.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Attorney General of India (AGI) is a\u00a0<strong>part of the Union Executive.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Union Executive consists of:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The President,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Vice-President,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Prime Minister,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Council of Ministers (CoM), and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Attorney General of India (AGI).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is to be noted that the Attorney General of India (AGI) is\u00a0<strong>not a member of the Central Cabinet.\u00a0<\/strong>There is a\u00a0<strong>separate Law Minister<\/strong>\u00a0to look after legal matters at the government level.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Qualifications<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To be appointed as the Attorney General of India (AGI), a person should be\u00a0<strong>eligible to be appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court.<\/strong>\u00a0Thus, he\/she\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Must be a citizen of India, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Must have been a judge of a High Court for 5 years; OR an advocate of a High Court for 10 years; OR a distinguished jurist in the opinion of the President of India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Term<\/strong>: The term of office of the Attorney General is\u00a0<strong>not fixed by the Constitution.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Removal<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Constitution\u00a0<strong>does not contain the procedure and grounds for the removal<\/strong>\u00a0of the Attorney General.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He holds office\u00a0<strong>during the pleasure of the President.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Thus, he\/she may be removed by the President at any time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Resignation<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Attorney General may quit his office by submitting his\u00a0<strong>resignation to the President of India.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It has been a\u00a0<strong>convention\u00a0<\/strong>that\u00a0<strong>he\/she resigns when<\/strong>\u00a0the government\u00a0<strong>(Council of Ministers) resigns<\/strong>\u00a0or is\u00a0<strong>replaced<\/strong>, as he is appointed on the advice of the Council of Ministers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Remuneration<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The remuneration of the Attorney General is\u00a0<strong>not fixed by the Constitution.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He\u00a0<strong>receives such remuneration<\/strong>\u00a0as determined by the President.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"duties-and-functions-of-attorney-general-of-india\"><strong>Duties and Functions of Attorney General of India<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In the capacity of the Chief Law Officer<\/strong>&nbsp;of the Government of India, the Attorney General of India has to perform the following duties:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To advise the Government of India upon such legal matters, which are referred to him by the President.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To perform such other duties of a legal character that are assigned to him by the President.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To discharge the functions conferred on him by the Constitution or any other law.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, the&nbsp;<strong>President of India has assigned<\/strong>&nbsp;the following duties to the Attorney General of India (AGI):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To appear on behalf of the Government of India in all cases in the Supreme Court in which the Government of India is concerned.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To represent the Government of India in any reference made by the President to the Supreme Court under Article 143 of the Constitution.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>T<strong>o appear (when required by the Government of India) in any High Court\u00a0<\/strong>in any case in which the Government of India is concerned.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"rights-of-attorney-general-of-india-agi\"><strong>Rights of Attorney General of India (AGI)<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Attorney General of India has the following rights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He\/she has the\u00a0<strong>\u2018Right of Audience<\/strong>\u2019 in all courts in the territory of India in the performance of his\/her official duties.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He\/she has the\u00a0<strong>\u2018Right to Speak\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0and to\u00a0<strong>\u2018Take part in the Proceedings\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>of both the Houses of Parliament or their joint sitting and any committee\u00a0<\/strong>of the Parliament of which he may be named a member but\u00a0<strong>without a right to vote.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He enjoys all the\u00a0<strong>privileges and immunities<\/strong>\u00a0that are available to a\u00a0<strong>Member of Parliament.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"limitations-of-attorney-general-of-india\"><strong>Limitations of Attorney General of India<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In order to avoid any conflict of duty or any complications therein, the following limitations are placed on the Attorney General of India (AGI):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He should\u00a0<strong>not advise or hold a brief against the Government of India<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He should\u00a0<strong>not advise or hold a brief in cases in which he is called upon to advise or appear for the Government of India<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He should\u00a0<strong>not defend accused persons in criminal prosecutions without the permission of the Government of India<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He should not accept an appointment as a Director in any company or corporation without the permission of the Government of India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He should not advise any Ministry or Department of the Government of India or any Statutory Organization or any Public Sector Undertaking unless the proposal or a reference in this regard is received through the Ministry of Law and Justice, Department of Legal Affairs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attorney General of India can Which of the statements given above is\/are correct? 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