Who is the Present Advocate General of Andhra Pradesh?

By Balaji

Updated on: February 17th, 2023

Subrahmanyam Sriram is the present Advocate General of Andhra Pradesh. He was appointed in 2019. In India, the Advocate General is the legal advisor to the state government. The post is created by the Constitution of India (see article 165) and is equivalent to the Attorney General for India at the level of the central government.

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1. Present Advocate General of Andhra Pradesh
2. Who is the Present Advocate General of Andhra Pradesh?

Present Advocate General of Andhra Pradesh

The Governor of each state shall appoint as attorney general a person qualified to be appointed a judge of the Supreme Court. Subrahmanyam Sriram is the present advocate general of Andhra Pradesh.

In August 1992, he began working for CV Ramulu, who would later become a judge.
When he was Advocate General, Sriram served as a Special Government Pleader from 2009 to 2011 under the leadership of YS Rajasekhara Reddy.
Sriram succeeds departing Advocate General Dammalapati Srinivas, who was chosen in 2016 by the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) administration headed by Chandra Babu.
Koti Reddy appeared to be one of several names being considered for the positions of Public Prosecutor and Government Advocate.
On the recommendation of the State Government, the Governor appoints the Solicitor General.

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