Roles and resignation conditions of the Attorney General
Question
Consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1.
Attorney General of India and Solicitor General of India are the only officers of the Government who are allowed to participate in the meetings of the Parliament of India.
- 2.
According to the Constitution of India, the Attorney General of India submits his resignation when the Government which appointed him resigns.
Options
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation
Statement 1 is incorrect; Article 88 grants the right to speak and take part in parliamentary proceedings exclusively to Ministers and the Attorney General. The Solicitor General is a statutory post and holds no such constitutional privilege. Statement 2 is incorrect; the Constitution specifies that the AG holds office during the pleasure of the President (Article 76). The practice of resigning with the government is merely a convention, not a constitutional mandate.
Answer: (d).
Question details
Year
2022
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q17
Subject
Polity
Sub-topic
Constitutional & Statutory Bodies
Type
Statement-based
Difficulty
Medium
Nature
Static
Source hint
Constitution Art.88
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