Senior lawyer Mukul Rohatgi will return as the Attorney General of India, the government’s top lawyer, after KK Venugopal retires, sources said today.

Mukul Rohatgi stepped down as Attorney General in June 2017. KK Venugopal took over after him.

Mr Venugopal’s extended tenure will end on September 30. He served as the Centre’s top law officer for five years.

When he completed three years in 2020, Mr Venugopal, 91, requested the Centre to let him go because of his age. The government requested him to continue for another term. He stayed on, but only for another year.

Mukul Rohatgi will begin his second stint on October 1, sources say.