Mr. President, Sir, I rise to oppose the Amendment (No. 2207) moved by my honourable Friend Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad. The Amendment appears to have been based on a confusion between the functions of the Advocate-General of India and the Advocate-General of a Province. The Advocate-General of India—whom we have styled “Advocate-General” in this Constitution–is really an Advocate-General functioning throughout of India. He has, therefore, to go to all courts in order to act for the Government of India. For instance, whenever a question of the interpretation of the Constitution is taken up before a court, under the present Civil Procedure Code, notice is given to the Government of India to appear in that matter. The Advocate-General of India, therefore, has to appear in all the provincial Courts in order to support the interests of the Centre.
