7.1. Duties of Attorney-General

As the chief law officer of the GoI, the duties of the Attorney-General include:

a) To give advice to the government of India upon such legal matters, which are referred to him by the President.

b) To perform such other duties of a legal character that are assigned to him by the President.

c) To discharge the functions conferred on him by the Constitution or any other law. Accordingly, the President has assigned the following duties to the Attorney-General:

a) To appear on the behalf of the Government of India in all cases in the Supreme Court in which the Government of India is concerned.

b) To represent the Government of India in any reference made by the President to Supreme Court under Art. 143 of the Constitution (power of President to consult Supreme Court)

c) To appear (when required by the Government of India) in any high court in any case in which the Government of India is concerned.