<p>Senior advocate K K Venugopal has emerged as the front-runner for the post of Attorney General following the decision of Mukul Rohatgi to step down as the top law officer.<br /><br />The appointment of Attorney General is likely to be announced shortly after Prime Minister Narendra Modi returns from his three-nation tour, sources said.<br /><br />Asked whether the 86-year-old noted constitutional expert has given his consent, they said that the issue and other aspects of his appointment will be considered only after the return of the Prime Minister.<br /><br />Venugopal, who is the recipient of Padma Vibhushan and Padma Bhushan, was one of the Additional Solicitors General during Morarji Desai's government. <br /><br />He has represented senior BJP leader L K Advani in the Babri Masjid demolition case. He had represented the Kalyan Singh government of Uttar Pradesh in 1990s before the demolition.<br /><br /></p>
<p>Senior advocate K K Venugopal has emerged as the front-runner for the post of Attorney General following the decision of Mukul Rohatgi to step down as the top law officer.<br /><br />The appointment of Attorney General is likely to be announced shortly after Prime Minister Narendra Modi returns from his three-nation tour, sources said.<br /><br />Asked whether the 86-year-old noted constitutional expert has given his consent, they said that the issue and other aspects of his appointment will be considered only after the return of the Prime Minister.<br /><br />Venugopal, who is the recipient of Padma Vibhushan and Padma Bhushan, was one of the Additional Solicitors General during Morarji Desai's government. <br /><br />He has represented senior BJP leader L K Advani in the Babri Masjid demolition case. He had represented the Kalyan Singh government of Uttar Pradesh in 1990s before the demolition.<br /><br /></p>
