Advocate General

Opposition slams CM Fadnavis, calls appointment of acting Maha advocate general 'unconstitutional'

CM Devendra Fadnavis said that the appointment of the advocate general was made by the governor and there is no law that bars him from doing so.

I’m a lawyer for the people, not a government pleader, says Maha AG in his resignation letter

Shrihari Aney, AG of Maharashtra was caught in a controversy over his remarks at a public event in Jalna on Sunday demanding separate statehood for Marathwada.

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis promises beef ban won't extend to any other meats

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday sought to defuse the row over the statement of the state Advocate General on the beef ban.

Former Attorney General Goolam Vahanvati passes away at 65

Vahanvati had served as the Solicitor General of India between June 20, 2004 and June 7, 2009. He was earlier the Advocate General of Maharashtra.

Former BSP MP appointed as advocate general of Uttar Pradesh

Senior advocate of Allahabad high court and former MP Vijay Bahadur Singh has been appointed as the new advocate gof the state.

AIADMK chooses ex-AG as candidate for Rajya Sabha bypoll from TN

Ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu on Friday named former state advocate general A Navaneethakrishnan as its candidate for the 3 July by-election to Rajya Sabha.

HC pulls up Maha govt for not following its order

The court has asked the Secretary of the concerned department to file an affidavit by 9th May on why the state had not considered this issue so far despite the order of the judges.

Political manoeuvring behind govt pressure on Acharya: Hegde

Former Karnataka Lokayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde today alleged "some political manoeuvering" had forced Advocate General BV Acharya to quit as the Advocate General of Karnataka

'BJP pursuing arm-twisting policy to cover its malpractices'

Accusing BJP of pursuing "policy of coercion and arm-twisting", Congress said the ruling party in Karnataka did not allow state Advocate General BV Acharya to perform his duty there.