Senior counsel Mukul Rohatgi, the "King of Miscellaneous Days" according to this profile by Court Witness, has formally been confirmed to be the recently elected BJP government's Attorney General of India, reported the PTI.
Rohatgi told NDTV: “My priority would be to streamline the litigation process, to cut down litigation between government departments and PSUs... New government will co-operate in this aspect as this government wants to change a lot.”
His appointment, replacing senior counsel Goolam Vahanvati, follows weeks of speculation about whether fellow senior counsel Harish Salve would get the top government legal job; Salve was considered the front-runner for the job by the Mail Today and DNA only two weeks ago according to its sources. However, the Economic Times hinted five days ago that Salve's heavy existing commitments, including in international arbitration and as a barrister at London's Blackstone Chambers, could be an issue.
The new government's law minister is Ravi Shankar Prasad.
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Knew that Mr. Rohatgi has a terrific practice in SC.
How much he roughly earns in a day?
How did he make up his mind to forego this income?
Can he still continue his private practice (not agianst Govt.)?
He literally earns 2-3 lakhs for a 3 minute appearance so now you infer the rest
It's Attorney General for India and not Attorney General of India.
The position is "Attorney General". for or of is for your liking. Just because 76(1) say 'for india' doesn't make it the designation.
Cannot take the unprofessionalism of domestic firms anymore. I will have to quit practice and start teaching or something otherwise man.
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