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Article 165 of the Constitution of India

Article
165
Chapter
CHAPTER II.—T HE EXECUTIVE — The Governor
Index row title
(1) The Governor of each State shall appoint a person who is qualified to be appointed a Judge of aHigh Court to be Advocate-General for the State.
Source document
India Constitution
Provision ID
a1e443f2-abd3-4b2a-b165-cdd78d72fabd

108 words

Verbatim text

person who is qualified to be appointed a Judge of aHigh Court to be Advocate-General for the State. (2) It shall be the duty of the Advocate-General to give advice to the Government of the State upon suchlegal matters, and to perform such other duties of a legalcharacter, as may from time to time be referred orassigned to him by the Governor, and to discharge thefunctions conferred on him by or under this Constitutionor any other law for the time being in force. (3) The Advocate-General shall hold office during the pleasure of the Governor, and shall receive suchremuneration as the Governor may determine. Conduct of Government Business

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 165 of the Constitution of India.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER II.—T HE EXECUTIVE — The Governor”.
  • The passage runs to about 108 words.

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