<p>Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi has declined the offer by the Narendra Modi government to return as the Attorney General of India.</p>.<p>With this, the Centre is to look for another nominee to the post as the term of incumbent Attorney General K K Venugopal is coming to end on September 30.</p>.<p>The 66-year-old ace lawyer, who has appeared in several high-profile cases in the apex court as well as high courts across the country, has confirmed the refusal to the offer but did not specify the reasons.</p>.<p>Rohatgi, one of the top lawyers of the country, was first appointed as the A-G in 2014 for a three-year term. He was succeeded by Venugopal, who was appointed to the post in July 2017.</p>.<p>Venugopal was reappointed as the top law officer of the country for three months on June 29.</p>.<p>He had been unwilling to continue in the post due to "personal reasons". However, he acceded to a request from the government for continuing till September 30, Union law ministry officials had said earlier.</p>.<p>When Venugopal's first term as the A-G was to end in 2020, he had requested the government to relieve him of his responsibilities on account of his age.</p>.<p>He later accepted a fresh tenure of a year since the government was keen on him continuing, given the high-profile cases he was handling and his vast experience at the Bar.</p>.<p>The AG usually has a tenure of three years.<br /><br /><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>
<p>Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi has declined the offer by the Narendra Modi government to return as the Attorney General of India.</p>.<p>With this, the Centre is to look for another nominee to the post as the term of incumbent Attorney General K K Venugopal is coming to end on September 30.</p>.<p>The 66-year-old ace lawyer, who has appeared in several high-profile cases in the apex court as well as high courts across the country, has confirmed the refusal to the offer but did not specify the reasons.</p>.<p>Rohatgi, one of the top lawyers of the country, was first appointed as the A-G in 2014 for a three-year term. He was succeeded by Venugopal, who was appointed to the post in July 2017.</p>.<p>Venugopal was reappointed as the top law officer of the country for three months on June 29.</p>.<p>He had been unwilling to continue in the post due to "personal reasons". However, he acceded to a request from the government for continuing till September 30, Union law ministry officials had said earlier.</p>.<p>When Venugopal's first term as the A-G was to end in 2020, he had requested the government to relieve him of his responsibilities on account of his age.</p>.<p>He later accepted a fresh tenure of a year since the government was keen on him continuing, given the high-profile cases he was handling and his vast experience at the Bar.</p>.<p>The AG usually has a tenure of three years.<br /><br /><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>
