R. Venkataramani | |
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| 16thAttorney-General for India | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Droupadi Murmu |
| Preceded by | K. K. Venugopal |
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| Born | (1950-04-13)13 April 1950 (age 75) |
| Spouse | Vijayalakshmi Venkataramani |
| Alma mater | Loyola College Madras University |
R. Venkataramani (born 13 April 1950) is an Indian constitutional lawyer and aSenior Advocate in theSupreme Court of India. He is currently serving as the 16thAttorney-General for India.[1] He has served as a Member, Law Commission of India in 2010 and 2013.[2]
Venkataramani was born on 13 April 1950 inPuducherry. He studied atPetit Seminaire Higher Secondary School inPuducherry. He graduated inPhysics fromLoyola College, Chennai. He then studiedLaw at Dr. Ambedkar Govt. Law College, Puducherry.[3]
Venkataramani became a registered lawyer with the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu in 1977 and later moved to the Supreme Court in 1979. At the Supreme Court of India, he worked at the chambers ofP.P. Rao, Senior Advocate.[4] He qualified as anAdvocate-on-Record at the Supreme Court of India in March 1982.[2] In 1997, he was designated as a Senior Advocate by the Supreme Court. Throughout his career, he represented various clients, including the central government, state governments, universities, and public sector entities, in both the Supreme Court and High Court. Additionally, he was a member of the Law Commission of India in both 2010 and 2013.[5]
He has been appearing for the State of Tamil Nadu as a Special Senior Counsel for the past 12 years and also acting as Special Senior Counsel for the State of Andhra Pradesh.
Venkataramani acted as the receiver in the Amrapali case and also represented parties in the hijab row case in theSupreme Court of India. He has appeared as counsel for the Supreme Court in cases concerning the service conditions of court employees.[6]
He was appointed as Attorney General for India by the President of India by a notification dated 28 September 2022, where his term would begin after the completion of the term of the then Attorney General for India,K. K. Venugopal.[7]
On 26 September 2025, the President of India extended his term as the Attorney General for India for a further period of two years till 30 September 2027.[8]