R. Venkataramani
{{Short description|Indian lawyer and Attourney-General (born 1950)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = R. Venkataramani
| office = 14th Attorney-General for India
| termstart = 1 October 2022
| termend =
| appointer = Droupadi Murmu
| predecessor = K. K. Venugopal
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|4|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = Puducherry, French India
}}
R. Venkataramani (born 13 April 1950) is an Indian constitutional lawyer and a Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court of India. He is currently serving as the 14th Attorney-General for India.{{Cite news |date=29 September 2022 |title=Senior advocate R. Venkataramani is the new Attorney General of India |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/senior-advocate-r-venkataramani-is-the-new-attorney-general/article65947809.ece/ |access-date=29 September 2022}} 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.
Early life and career
Venkataramani was born on 13 April 1950 in Puducherry. He studied at Petit Seminaire Higher Secondary School in Puducherry. He graduated in Physics from Loyola College, Chennai.{{cite news |last1=Sinha |first1=Bhadra |title=Lawyer, scholar, author, poet — why R. Venkataramani is an 'out of the box' pick to be new AG |url=https://theprint.in/judiciary/lawyer-scholar-author-poet-why-r-venkataramani-is-an-out-of-the-box-pick-to-be-new-ag/1148402/ |work=ThePrint |date=30 September 2022}} He then studied Law at Dr. Ambedkar Govt. Law College, Puducherry.{{cite news |last1=Sinha |first1=Bhadra |title=Lawyer, scholar, author, poet — why R. Venkataramani is an 'out of the box' pick to be new AG |url=https://theprint.in/judiciary/lawyer-scholar-author-poet-why-r-venkataramani-is-an-out-of-the-box-pick-to-be-new-ag/1148402/ |work=ThePrint |date=30 September 2022}}
Venkataramani 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, he was a member of the Law Commission of India in both 2010 and 2013.{{Cite web |title=New Attorney General Of India Is Senior Advocate R Venkataramani |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/new-attorney-general-of-india-is-senior-advocate-r-venkatramani-3386462 |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=NDTV.com}}
Venkataramani acted as the receiver in the Amrapali case and also represented parties in the hijab row case in the Supreme Court of India. He has appeared as counsel for the Supreme Court in cases concerning the service conditions of court employees. {{Cite web |last=Livemint |date=2022-09-28 |title=R Venkataramani is the new Attorney General for India: 5 facts |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/r-venkataramani-is-the-new-attorney-general-of-india-5-facts-11664381360875.html |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=mint |language=en}} He 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 term of the then Attorney General for India, K. K. Venugopal.{{Cite web |title=New Attorney General Of India Is Senior Advocate R Venkataramani |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/new-attorney-general-of-india-is-senior-advocate-r-venkatramani-3386462 |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=www.ndtv.com |language=en}}
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