Senior advocate K K Venugopal’s name has been cleared for appointment as the Attorney General for India following the decision of Mukul Rohatgi to step down as the top law officer. When contacted today and asked about his priorities as the Attorney General, Venugopal said “I will speak only after the notification is issued.”He told PTI that the notification is likely to be issued in a day or two. The Law Ministry had recently referred the file relating to the appointment of Venugopal as the Attorney General to the Prime Minister’s Office for a final call, sources had said. After the decision is finalised, the President has to sign the Warrant of Appointment of the Attorney General. Lately, he has been appearing for the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate before the Supreme Court in the 2G spectrum allocation scam.

Source: Hindustan Times June 30, 2017 14:19 UTC