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Q122 (UPPCS/2023) Polity & Governance › Constitutional & Statutory Bodies

With reference to the Attorney General of India, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?
(1) A person is appointed as Attorney General, who is qualified to be appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court.
(2) The Attorney General can be removed through the same process as the Judges of the Supreme Court.
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Statement 1 is correct. According to Article 76(1) of the Constitution of India, the President appoints a person who is qualified to be appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court to be the Attorney General (AG) for India. This requires the person to be a citizen of India and to have been a judge of a High Court for five years, an advocate of a High Court for ten years, or an eminent jurist in the opinion of the President.

Statement 2 is incorrect. Unlike Supreme Court Judges, who can only be removed through a rigorous parliamentary process (impeachment) under Article 124(4), the AG holds office during the pleasure of the President as per Article 76(4). This means the AG can be removed by the President at any time without any specific procedure or grounds mentioned in the Constitution.

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