Appointment, Term, and Removal of Advocate General of State
The Governor of the State, who must be eligible to sit on the High Court, appoints the Advocate General. In particular, he or she needs to be an Indian citizen with ten years of high court judicial or legal experience. The Constitution does not specify the length of the Advocate Generalās appointment or the process or reasons for the positionās dissolution. The stateās governor is always free to select the advocate generalās replacement because the governor is the one who chooses the advocate general. The Advocate General may also resign from office by giving notice to the Governor.
The Constitution also leaves it up to the Governor to determine the Advocate Generalās compensation; it is not set up in the document. He or she may conduct a private law firm because it is not a full-time job. Even after leaving office, the Advocate General may still be nominated for additional government positions.
Advocate General of State ā UPSC Notes
Advocate General of State: The highest legal official, the Advocate General of State, is chosen by the Governor to represent the interests of the State Government, in accordance with Article 165. The stateās advocate general is tasked with advising the state government on legal issues. In this article, we will look into the Appointment, Duties, Provisions, Power, Terms, and Limitations of the Advocate General of the State.
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