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ADVOCATE GENERAL OF STATE#Advocategeneral
□ APPOINTMENT AND TERM
◇ The
advocate general is appointed by the
governor. He must be a person who is qualified to be appointed a
judge of a high court.◇ In other words, he must be a
citizen of India and must have held a judicial office for ten years or been an advocate of a
high court for ten years. ◇ The term of office of the advocate general is
not fixed by the Constitution. Further, the Constitution
does not contain the procedure and grounds for his removal.
◇ He holds office during the
pleasure of the governor. This means that he may be removed by the
governor at any time. He may also quit his office by submitting his resignation to the governor. Conventionally, he resigns when
the government (council of ministers) resigns or is replaced, as he is appointed on its advice.
◇ The remuneration of the advocate general is
not fixed by the
Constitution. He receives such remuneration as the governor may
determine.
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