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The Advocate General of a state is appointed by the:
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Answer: Option D — Governor
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The Advocate General is the highest law officer of a state. The office is provided for in Article 165 of the Constitution. The Advocate General is the state-level counterpart of the Attorney General of India (Article 76).
Appointment and qualifications: The Advocate General is appointed by the Governor of the state. The person must be qualified to be appointed a judge of a High Court, that is, a citizen of India who has held a judicial office for ten years or been an advocate of a High Court for ten years.
Term and removal: The Constitution does not fix the term of office. The Advocate General holds office during the pleasure of the Governor, meaning the Governor can remove him or her at any time. In practice, the Advocate General is chosen on the advice of the state government and usually resigns when the government changes. The remuneration is determined by the Governor.
Duties:
- To give advice to the state government on legal matters referred by the Governor.
- To perform other duties of a legal character assigned by the Governor.
- To discharge functions conferred by the Constitution or any law.
- To appear on behalf of the state government in the High Court and other courts.
Rights: Under Article 177, the Advocate General has the right to speak in and take part in the proceedings of both Houses of the state legislature or any committee of which he or she is named a member, but has no right to vote. The Advocate General enjoys all the privileges of a member of the state legislature (Article 194).
Other appointments made by the Governor include:
- The Chief Minister and, on the CM's advice, the other ministers.
- The State Election Commissioner.
- The Chairman and members of the State Public Service Commission (though they can be removed only by the President).
- The State Finance Commission.
- Judges of district courts (in consultation with the High Court).
Why not the other options?
- ✗The Chief Minister advises the Governor but does not formally appoint the Advocate General.
- ✗The Chief Justice of the High Court does not appoint the Advocate General.
- ✗The President appoints the Attorney General, not the Advocate General.
Quick tip
Remember: Advocate General = Article 165, appointed by the Governor, holds office during the Governor's pleasure, can speak but not vote in the state legislature (Article 177); Attorney General = Article 76 (President).
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This topic covers government at the state level: the Governor, the Chief Minister and the State Council of Ministers, the Advocate General, the State Legislature, including the legislative councils in states that have them, and the special provisions for certain states. Questions usually cover the appointment and powers of the Governor, the Governor's discretionary powers, which states have a bicameral legislature, and how a legislative council is created or abolished (Article 169). Remember that the Governor is appointed by the President and holds office during the President's pleasure. Practise the state executive and legislature questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.