Constitution of India · Part VI: The States · The Advocate-General for the State
Article 165: Advocate-General for the State
(1) The Governor of each State shall appoint a person who is qualified to be appointed a Judge of a High Court to be Advocate-General for the State.
(2) It shall be the duty of the Advocate-General to give advice to the Government of the State upon such legal matters, and to perform such other duties of a legal character, as may from time to time be referred or assigned to him by the Governor, and to discharge the functions conferred on him by or under this Constitution or any other law for the time being in force.
(3) The Advocate-General shall hold office during the pleasure of the Governor, and shall receive such remuneration as the Governor may determine.
Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the official text of the Constitution of India. As amended up to the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023. Text as on 10 September 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the article 165
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Justice Shailendra Singh & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
(1) Whether Judges of the High Court appointed from the District Judiciary can be denied subscription to the General Provident Fund (GPF) on the basis of their previous service under the New Pension Scheme (NPS); and…
- Smriti Madan Kansagra v. Perry Kansagra
- Parmar Samantsinh Umedsinh and Others v. State of Gujarat & Ors.
- Nabam Rebia, and Bamang Felix v. Deputy Speaker and Others
- State of Punjab & Anr. v. Brijeshwar Singh Chahal & Anr.
- State of Uttaranchal v. Balwant Singh Chaufal & Others
- M.T. Khan and Ors. v. Government of Andhra Pradesh and Ors.
- Joginder Singh Wasu v. The State of Punjab