R. Venkataramani | |
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| 14thAttorney-General for India | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Droupadi Murmu |
| Preceded by | K. K. Venugopal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1950-04-13)13 April 1950 (age 74) Puducherry,French India |
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 14thAttorney-General for India.[1] He was appointed as a Member, Law Commission of India in 2010. 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 was born inPondicherry. He did his schooling at thePetit Seminaire Higher Secondary School inPuducherry. He graduated inPhysics from theLoyola College, Chennai.[2] He then studied Law at the Pondicherry Law College.[3] He became a registered lawyer with the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu in 1977 and later moved to the Supreme Court in 1979. In 1997, he was appointed 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, Mr. Venkataramani was a member of the Law Commission of India in both 2010 and 2013.[4]
Venkataramani acted as the receiver in the Amrapali case and also represented parties in the recent 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.[5] Mr. Venkataramani 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 then Attorney General for India Mr. K.K. Venugopal.[6]