KK Venugopal Replaces Mukul Rohatgi As India’s New Attorney General

Senior advocate KK Venugopal took over as the attorney general for India on Monday, following the decision of Mukul Rohatgi to step down as the top law officer.

President Pranab Mukherjee had approved Venugopal’s appointment as the next attorney general on Friday.

The proposal to appoint the 86-year-old veteran lawyer as the successor of Rohatgi was discussed before the departure of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his recent visit to the U.S., Portugal and the Netherlands.

Venugopal has been associated with several government instrumentalities and has been representing them as a senior advocate. Lately, he has been appearing for the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate before the Supreme Court in the 2G spectrum allocation scam.

With inputs from PTI