Centre notifies extension of Venugopal as AG

NEWDELHI:The President of India on Monday notified the reappointment of senior advocate KK Venugopal as Attorney General for India (AG) a period of one year from July 1.

Attorney General is the Centre’s top law officer and chief legal advisor who represents the government of India in crucial cases before the Supreme Court.

KK Venugopal took over as Attorney General on July 1, 2017. He is the 15th person to serve as Attorney General for India. Venugopal succeeded Mukul Rohatgi who was the Attorney General from June 2014 to June 2017.

Venugopal was asked by the central government to continue as AG after his three-year tenure was set to expire on June 30.

He agreed but asked the government to restrict his second tenure for only 1 year considering his advanced age. He is 89 years old.