The office of the Advocate-General, the highest law officer of a State, is provided for in:

Article 165 provides for the Advocate-General for the State, who is the highest law officer of the state government.

Appointment and qualifications:

• The Governor of each state appoints a person who is qualified to be appointed a judge of a High Court as the Advocate-General for the State.
• This means that he or she must be a citizen of India, and must have held a judicial office for ten years or have been an advocate of a High Court for ten years.

Term and removal:

• The Constitution does not fix a term of office for the Advocate-General.
• He or she holds office during the pleasure of the Governor, and can be removed by the Governor at any time.
• By convention, the Advocate-General resigns when the government that appointed him or her resigns or is replaced.
• He or she receives such remuneration as the Governor may determine.

Duties of the Advocate-General:

• To give advice to the government of the state on legal matters referred to him or her by the Governor.
• To perform such other duties of a legal character as are assigned by the Governor.
• To discharge the functions conferred by the Constitution or any other law.

Rights:

• The Advocate-General has the right of audience in all courts in the state.
• He or she has the right to speak and take part in the proceedings of both Houses of the state legislature, or any committee, but without the right to vote.
• He or she enjoys the privileges of a member of the state legislature.

The Attorney General:

The corresponding office at the Union level is the Attorney General of India.

Why not the other options?

• ✗Article 76 deals with the Attorney General of India; Article 163 with the Council of Ministers of a State; Article 217 with the appointment of High Court judges.