The Senior lawyer in the Supreme Court of India and constitutional expert K.K. Venugopal has replaced the  Mukul Rohatgi as he has been appointed as the new 15th Attorney General. His appointment has been approved by the President Pranab Mukherjee.

Venugopal was appointed by the Royal Government of Bhutan to serve as the Constitutional adviser for the drafting of the Constitution of Bhutan. He was conferred Padma Vibhushan award by Government of India in 2015.He had previously received the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian honour.

Venugopal held the office of Additional Solicitor General in Morarji Desai's Government.

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