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Who among the following was the first attorney General of Independent India?
MC Setalvad
SV Gupta
Niren de
Soli Sorabjee
MC Setalvad
MC Setalvad served as the first Attorney General of India, holding the office from 1950 to 1963. He holds the record for the longest tenure in this constitutional post, which is appointed by the President under Article 76 of the Indian Constitution.
MC Setalvad served as the first Attorney General of India, holding the office from 1950 to 1963. He holds the record for the longest tenure in this constitutional post, which is appointed by the President under Article 76 of the Indian Constitution.
Article 76 of the Indian Constitution establishes the office of the Attorney General for India, who acts as the primary legal advisor to the Union Government and represents the Government of India in the Supreme Court.
M.C. Setalvad was the first Attorney General of India.
He remains the longest-serving Attorney General (13 years).
The Attorney General is appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Union Cabinet.
The Attorney General holds office at the pleasure of the President and must be qualified to be appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court.
Soli Sorabjee and Niren De also served as Attorney General but were not the first.
SV Gupta served in the 1970s.
A is correct тАФ MC Setalvad was the first Attorney General of Independent India.
Note that the Attorney General is not a member of the Cabinet and can participate in proceedings of either House of Parliament without a right to vote, a unique provision under Article 88.