New Delhi: Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi is set to become the Attorney General for India again.
Rohatgi is scheduled to begin his second stint as the top law officer of the country from October 1.
According to reports, the term of incumbent Attorney General K.K. Venugopal is ending on September 30, and he has refused to continue beyond his term, citing his advanced age.
91-year-old Venugopal was appointed as the country’s top law officer on June 30, 2017, and he was given several extensions.
Sources said Rohatgi, who is one of the top court lawyers in the country, gave his consent for assuming the top post.
He was first appointed as the Attorney General in 2014 for a three-year term.
Venugopal, while arguing in a matter recently, indicated that he may not continue as the top law officer, after the completion of his present term.