Attorney General of India K K Venugopal may get extension for another year

AG KK Venugopal

The constitutional law masters and the eminent lawyer KK Venugopal is most likely to continue as Attorney General for India for another year. As per the latest information from the reliable sources, Venugopal, whose tenure is coming to an end on June 30, is set to receive another extension from the Union government.

This is the third one-year term extension that has been given to Venugopal, 91, who was been appointed as the Attorney General on July 1, 2017.

Venugopal, is the 15th Attorney General for India. He had succeeded Mukul Rohatgi, who was the Attorney General from June 2014 to June 2017. The notification for reappointment of Venugopal for one year from July 1 is expected to be issued on Tuesday or Wednesday, the people.

When asked ,Venugopal said he has nothing to say as of now, for the reappointment is still at the nascent level, and people may have to wait for the notification. The Attorney General is the top law officer and chief legal advisor of the Central who represent the Government of India in crucial cases before the Supreme Court.

Venugopal is an internationally known jurist who has appeared in many landmark cases in the Supreme Court and different high courts. He is also is a doyen at the Bar.

Venugopal has been continuing in the post after the Narendra Modi government won a second term in 2019. 

He was considered for the post of Attorney General even under the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government. Back then the senior advocates who were being considered for the post were Soli Sorabjee and KK Venugopal (in that order), but Soli Sorabjee accepted it.

For almost 60 years did Venugopal was a practicing lawyer.He has also held the position of Additional Solicitor General once in Morarji Desai’s Government.

In the year 1960,Venugopal started to appear in the Supreme Court when the Advocates Act was enacted. The Advocate act said that it would provide for a unified bar throughout the country meaning that by enrolling in one High Court, a lawyer would be entitled to practice in all High Courts in India as well as in the Supreme Court of India

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