(1) The State Government shall appoint an Administrator-General for the State:
Provided that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to bar the appointment of the same person as Administrator-General for two or more States.
(2) No person shall be appointed to the office of Administrator-General unless he has been for at least--
(a) seven years an advocate; or
(b) seven years an attorney of a High Court; or
(c) ten years a member of the judicial service of a State; or
(d) five years a Deputy Administrator-General.
Provided that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to bar the appointment of the same person as Administrator-General for two or more States.
(2) No person shall be appointed to the office of Administrator-General unless he has been for at least--
(a) seven years an advocate; or
(b) seven years an attorney of a High Court; or
(c) ten years a member of the judicial service of a State; or
(d) five years a Deputy Administrator-General.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 4 · Appointment and powers of Deputy Administrator-General.Section 5 · Incorporation.Section 6 · Jurisdiction of High Court for the whole State.Section 7 · Administrator-General entitled to letters of administration, unless granted to next-of-kin.Section 8 · Administrator-General, entitled to letters of administration in preference to creditors, certain legatees or friends.Section 9 · Right of Administrator-General to apply for administration of estates.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 13 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2025-09-08. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.