Who is considered the highest law officer of the state in India?

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- Constitutionally, the highest law officer for a State is the Advocate-General.  It is provided under $	ext{Article 165}$ of the Indian Constitution that the Governor appoints the Advocate-General for the State.

- The Attorney-General (option b) is the highest law officer of the Union/Central Government (see $	ext{Article 76}$), not of a State.

- The Chief Justice of a High Court (option c) is the head of the judiciary in the State but serves as a judge, not as the State's principal law officer for advising the government.

- The Auditor-General (option d) refers to the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), whose function is auditing government accounts, not serving as a law officer.

Therefore the correct choice is (1) Advocate-General — option a.

FINAL_ANSWER: a

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