Overview

• The Ministry of Law and Justice issued a notification reappointing R. Venkataramani as Attorney General with effect from October 1, 2025.
• The extension sets his tenure through September 30, 2027, following the scheduled end of his initial three-year term on September 30, 2025.
• The Attorney General is a constitutional office filled by the President on the Union government’s recommendation, serving as principal legal adviser with the right to appear in any court.
• Venkataramani, 75, has practiced before the Supreme Court for decades, enrolling in 1977, shifting to the top court in 1979, becoming a senior advocate in 1997, and serving on the Law Commission in 2010.
• He succeeded K. K. Venugopal in 2022 and recently represented India at the UN Human Rights Committee and the G20 prosecutors’ forum in 2024.