Which of the following is incorrect statement?

The correct answer is Advocate General for the state is appointed by the Chief Justice of the High Court.

Key Points

• Advocate General for the State: 
  • Article 165 deals with the Advocate General for the State and Article 177 deals with the rights of Ministers and Advocate-General as respects the Houses.
  • The Advocate General is the highest law officer in the state.
  • He is responsible to assist the state government in all its legal matters.
  • He defends and protects the interest of the state government.
  • The office of the Advocate General in state corresponds to the office of Attorney General of India.
  • The Governor of each State shall appoint a person who is qualified to be appointed as a Judge of a High Court to be Advocate General for the State.
  • The Governor appoints the Advocate General of the state. Hence, Option 3 is correct.
  • The person who is appointed should be qualified to be appointed a judge of a high court. That means, he should be a citizen of India and should have held a judicial office for ten years or been an advocate of a high court for ten years.
  • The constitution does not provide for fixed tenure to the Advocate General. So, he holds office during the pleasure of the governor of the state concerned.
  • He can be removed by the governor at any time. There is no procedure or ground mentioned in the constitution for his removal.
  • The Advocate General receives such remuneration as the Governor may determine.
  • The constitution has not fixed the remuneration of the Advocate General.