SC agrees to hear petition filed by law student seeking guidelines for AG’s appointment and declaration of Rohatgi’s appointment as null and void

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition demanding that the appointment of Mr. Mukul Rohatgi as the Attorney General of India be declared null and void as violative of Constitution of India.The Petition, filed by Mr. Vibhor Anand, a law student, demands to frame a set of rules, procedure and guidelines be formulated at par of other Constitutional post for the post of Attorney General. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition demanding that the appointment of Mr. Mukul Rohatgi as the Attorney General of India be declared null and void as violative of Constitution of India. The petition stresses on the importance of formulation of guidelines for their approval “because the job of Attorney General of India is very responsible job and cannot be treated as casual job of contractual nature and there are larger implication of because whatever the Attorney General of India does in the apex court cannot take its stand back/or revert back if Attorney General of India does something out of fear or favor there is every possibility of conflict of interest in various cases where the Attorney General of India has appeared on behalf of corporate sector.” It demands that the established procedure for appointment of Supreme Court Judges as prescribed under Article 124 of the Constitution of India as the qualification and criterion for appointment of Attorney General of India is the same for appointment as a Judge for the Supreme Court of India. Of India in the appointment of the AG violates the fundamental rights of other constitutional posts including the judges of the Supreme Court for appointment beyond the age of 65 years.” It also contends that the procedure adopted under article 124 for appointment of Supreme Court judge is in violation of Article 14 as the said procedure is in contradiction with the procedure established in appointment of the Attorney General of India and the Article 76.