<div align="justify">Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, whose three-year tenure will end on June 19, has asked the government not to consider him for reappointment to the post.<br /><br />Rohatgi told PTI that he had written to the government last month conveying his wish to discontinue as Attorney General and return to private practice.<br /><br />He said the extension given to him by the government earlier this month was "adhoc", till further orders, as it was done when the Prime Minister was on a visit to Russia.<br /><br />"So, the government has to take a call on my decision," he said.<br /><br />Rohatgi said that he maintained a "good relationship" with the government and would come to its aid as and when required.<br /><br />He said he was appointed by the Narendra Modi government after it came to power in May 2014 and he has served his term to his full satisfaction.<br /><br />He said he considers this duration as the top law officer enough and does not want to be considered for reappointment.<br /><br />"I have conveyed to the government last month that I don't wish to seek re-appointment. I consider the three-year term as enough and I had also served the previous BJP government for five years. I would like to return to private practice," Rohatgi told PTI.<br /><br />He clarified that his letter conveying his decision not to seek reappointment should not be considered as resignation as his term is due to end.<br /><br />"I will come to the aid of the government as long as I live," he said.<br /><br />Asked about his response if Prime Minister Narendra Modi insists that he continue, Rohatgi said, "I will cross the bridge when it comes."<br /><br />Besides Rohatgi, two additional solicitor generals P S Patwalia and Neeraj Kishan Kaul have also preferred not to seek reappointment as law officers.<br /><br />Rohatgi was appointed as the AG on June 19, 2014 immediately after the BJP government came to power in May that year.<br /><br />During his three-year stint, he argued many contentious matters like the challenge to NJAC Act on appointment of judges for the higher judiciary.<br /><br />He also defended the government which was in tussle with the Supreme Court Collegium of judges on the appointment of judges for higher judiciary.<br /><br />Recently, he assisted the apex court in 'triple talaq' matter in which the judgement is reserved.<br />He has also advanced the government's stand of defending the policy of Aadhaar in which the issue of Right to Privacy has been raised and is pending before apex court.<br /><br />As a top law officer, Rohatgi defended the government's policy of demonetisation in which the high denomination currency of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 were declared as not a legal tender.<br /><br />Rohatgi had led a team of lawyers which had participated in the pre-dawn hearing in the apex court to oppose any relief to Yakub Memon, the lone death row convict in 1993 Mumbai blasts case.<br /><br />He also appeared for the NDA government when its decision to impose President's rule in Uttarakhand was challenged.<br /><br />The top law officer also assisted the apex court which scrapped the controversial section 66A of the Information Technology Act. <br /></div>
<div align="justify">Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, whose three-year tenure will end on June 19, has asked the government not to consider him for reappointment to the post.<br /><br />Rohatgi told PTI that he had written to the government last month conveying his wish to discontinue as Attorney General and return to private practice.<br /><br />He said the extension given to him by the government earlier this month was "adhoc", till further orders, as it was done when the Prime Minister was on a visit to Russia.<br /><br />"So, the government has to take a call on my decision," he said.<br /><br />Rohatgi said that he maintained a "good relationship" with the government and would come to its aid as and when required.<br /><br />He said he was appointed by the Narendra Modi government after it came to power in May 2014 and he has served his term to his full satisfaction.<br /><br />He said he considers this duration as the top law officer enough and does not want to be considered for reappointment.<br /><br />"I have conveyed to the government last month that I don't wish to seek re-appointment. I consider the three-year term as enough and I had also served the previous BJP government for five years. I would like to return to private practice," Rohatgi told PTI.<br /><br />He clarified that his letter conveying his decision not to seek reappointment should not be considered as resignation as his term is due to end.<br /><br />"I will come to the aid of the government as long as I live," he said.<br /><br />Asked about his response if Prime Minister Narendra Modi insists that he continue, Rohatgi said, "I will cross the bridge when it comes."<br /><br />Besides Rohatgi, two additional solicitor generals P S Patwalia and Neeraj Kishan Kaul have also preferred not to seek reappointment as law officers.<br /><br />Rohatgi was appointed as the AG on June 19, 2014 immediately after the BJP government came to power in May that year.<br /><br />During his three-year stint, he argued many contentious matters like the challenge to NJAC Act on appointment of judges for the higher judiciary.<br /><br />He also defended the government which was in tussle with the Supreme Court Collegium of judges on the appointment of judges for higher judiciary.<br /><br />Recently, he assisted the apex court in 'triple talaq' matter in which the judgement is reserved.<br />He has also advanced the government's stand of defending the policy of Aadhaar in which the issue of Right to Privacy has been raised and is pending before apex court.<br /><br />As a top law officer, Rohatgi defended the government's policy of demonetisation in which the high denomination currency of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 were declared as not a legal tender.<br /><br />Rohatgi had led a team of lawyers which had participated in the pre-dawn hearing in the apex court to oppose any relief to Yakub Memon, the lone death row convict in 1993 Mumbai blasts case.<br /><br />He also appeared for the NDA government when its decision to impose President's rule in Uttarakhand was challenged.<br /><br />The top law officer also assisted the apex court which scrapped the controversial section 66A of the Information Technology Act. <br /></div>