Who appoints the Advocate-General of a state?
- A.The President of India
- B.The Governor of the state
- C.The Chief Justice of the High Court
- D.The state legislature
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, the Governor of the state. Article 165 says that the Governor of each state shall appoint a person who is qualified to be appointed a judge of a High Court to be Advocate-General for the state, that he shall hold office during the pleasure of the Governor, and that he shall receive such remuneration as the Governor may determine. His duty is to give legal advice to the state government and to appear for it in the courts.
Option A is wrong because the President appoints the Attorney-General of India under Article 76, the corresponding officer at the Union level, and that parallel is why the option is placed here. Option C is wrong because the Chief Justice has no part in the appointment, although the qualification for the office is the qualification of a High Court judge, which means ten years in a judicial office or ten years as an advocate of a High Court. Option D is wrong because no vote of the legislature is involved; the Advocate-General, however, has the right to speak and take part in the proceedings of the Houses under Article 177, without the right to vote.
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Practice Questions
View allWhere is the principal seat of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh?
- A.Bhopal
- B.Indore
- C.Jabalpur
- D.Gwalior
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The High Court of Madhya Pradesh has its principal seat at Jabalpur, where it was constituted on 1 November 1956 under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.
Read the full explanation →The High Court of Madhya Pradesh has permanent Benches at which two places?
- A.Bhopal and Indore
- B.Indore and Gwalior
- C.Rewa and Bhopal
- D.Gwalior and Ujjain
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When the High Court of Madhya Pradesh was constituted at Jabalpur on 1 November 1956, permanent Benches were provided at Indore and at Gwalior, and they have functioned there since.
Read the full explanation →The court that is today the High Court of Madhya Pradesh was first established in 1936 under which name?
- A.Nagpur High Court
- B.Madhya Bharat High Court
- C.Vindhya Pradesh High Court
- D.Jabalpur High Court
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It was established on 2 January 1936 by Letters Patent as the High Court of Judicature at Nagpur for the Central Provinces and Berar, which until then had been under a Judicial Commissioner rather than a High Court.
Read the full explanation →On which date was the High Court of Madhya Pradesh constituted with its principal seat at Jabalpur?
- A.2 January 1936
- B.26 January 1950
- C.1 November 1956
- D.1 November 2000
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The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 created the state of Madhya Pradesh from that date out of the Central Provinces and Berar, Madhya Bharat, Vindhya Pradesh and Bhopal, and the High Court of Madhya Pradesh was constituted with its principal seat at Jabalpur and Benches at Indore and Gwalior.
Read the full explanation →The High Court of Chhattisgarh, created when the state was separated from Madhya Pradesh, has its seat at which city?
- A.Raipur
- B.Bilaspur
- C.Durg
- D.Jagdalpur
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Chhattisgarh was carved out of Madhya Pradesh on 1 November 2000 under the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000, and the High Court of Chhattisgarh was established at Bilaspur, so the districts of that region ceased to be under the Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur.
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