Attorney General of India

In theory

The Union's chief law officer, appointed by the President, with the right of audience in every Indian court and the right to speak in and take part in the proceedings of either House of Parliament (without a vote).

In practice

Unlike a public prosecutor in the UK model, India's AG is not full-time and is constitutionally permitted to maintain a private legal practice alongside advising the government -- a dual role critics argue blurs independence -- and the office holds no fixed term, serving entirely at the President's (in practice, the government's) pleasure.