www.lawcommission.gov.np (3) Opinion of the Attorney General shall be required for withdrawing a case filed on behalf of the Government of Nepal. (4) The Attorney General may, upon invitation by the Federal Parliament or any of its committees, appear and express his or her opinion on any legal question in such meeting. (5) In the course of discharging the duties of his or her office, the Attorney General shall have the right to appear in any Court, office and authority of Nepal. (6) The Attorney General shall, in the course of performing his or her duties, in addition to that set forth in clause (2) have the power to carry out the following acts:(a) To defend, on behalf of the Government of Nepal, any lawsuit in which the Government of Nepal is a plaintiff or a defendant; (b) To monitor, or cause to be monitored, whether any interpretation given to a law or any legal principle laid down by the Supreme Court in the course of hearing of lawsuits has been implemented; (c) In case a complaint is made alleging that any person held in custody has not been treated humanely subject to this Constitution or such person has not been allowed to meet his or her relative or through his or her legal practitioner or in case information of such matter is received, to inquire there into and give necessary directive to the concerned authority to prevent such act. (7) The Attorney General may so delegate his or her functions, duties and powers referred to in this Article to his or her subordinate government attorneys as to be exercised and complied with subject to the specified conditions. (8) In addition to the functions, duties and powers referred to in this Article, other functions, duties and powers of the Attorney General shall be in accordance with this Constitution and the federal law. 159. Annual Report: (1) The Attorney General shall, every year, submit to the President an annual report on the works which he or she has performed in accordance with this Constitution and the federal law, and the President shall cause such report to be laid before the Federal Parliament through the Prime Minister. 83