It shall be the duty of the attorney general immediately to remove from office any one of his deputies who shall refuse or neglect to institute any suit on behalf of the commonwealth, or shall not use requisite diligence in prosecuting any business that has been or may be confided to him by law; and in order to enable the attorney general to perform the duties enjoined upon him by this act, the auditor general shall from time to time report to him such cases as may require his interposition on behalf of the commonwealth.
71 P.S. § 816