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Ker. HC: Order of AG Declining Sanction for Criminal Proceedings is Not Justiciable(04.03.2025)

Kerala High Court has held that Advocate General refusal of granting sanction for initiation of criminal contempt proceedings under Section 15(1) of t.....

Tags : Kerala High Court, Advocate General, Criminal Proceedings

Raj HC Upholds Padmesh Mishra’s AAG Appointment, Noting Advocacy Skill isn’t Tied to Experience(04.12.2025)

Rajasthan HC upheld the single judge’s decision rejecting the challenge to Padmesh Mishra’s appointment as Additional Advocate General in the Supreme .....

Tags : Appointment, Additional Advocate General, Experience

Calcutta HC Refuses to Initiate Suo Moto Proceedings Against Advocate General(18.01.2022)

Calcutta High Court has declined a plea to initiate suo moto proceedings against Advocate General S.N Mookherjee for purportedly misleading the Court .....

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Kerala HC Seeks Response of Karnataka Advocate General on Blockade of Inter-State Roads(31.03.2020)

Kerala High Court has sought the response of Advocate General of Karnataka on the issue of Karnataka Government blocking the roads to Kerala in the wa.....

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SC: Gender-Neutral JAG Appointments Judgment Not Retrospective(16.10.2025)

Supreme Court clarified that its judgment removing reservation for men in the Indian Army’s Judge Advocate General (JAG) post does not apply retrospec.....

Tags : Judge Advocate General, Recruitment, Gender-Neutral

Delhi HC: Office of Advocate General Not A ‘Public Authority’ Under RTI(06.02.2017)

Delhi High Court has held that Office of Attorney General of India is not a "public authority" as defined under Right to Information Act, since AG's ".....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Public Authority, Advocate General

Chhattisgarh High Court Directs State to Reconsider Appointment of Deputy Advocate General(03.02.2020)

Chhattisgarh High Court has directed the State Government to reconsider its appointment of Rajneesh Singh Baghel as Deputy Advocate General, who is ac.....

Tags : Chhattisgarh High Court, Appointment of Deputy Advocate General

SC Stays Allahabad HC’s Order Against UP Advocate General(03.08.2017)

Supreme Court has stayed Allahabad High Court Order summoning Chief Secretary in a case and rebuking States’s Advocate General Raghvendra Singh for no.....

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Ker. HC: Legal Advice Given by Advocate General to Government Exempted from Disclosure Under RTI Act(03.10.2022)

Kerala High Court has held that the legal advice rendered by the Advocate General to the Government is exempted from disclosure under Section 8(1)(e) .....

Tags : Kerala High Court, Advocate General, Right to Information

Jharkhand HC Issues Notice in Contempt Plea Against Advocate General & Additional Advocate General(02.09.2021)

Jharkhand High Court has issued notice to the Advocate General Rajiv Ranjan Mishra and Additional Advocate General Sachin Kumar in a petition seeking .....

Tags : Jharkhand High Court, Contempt Plea Against Advocate General & Additional Advocate General

Patna HC Orders Action Against Prosecutor Whose Absence Resulted in Non-Disposal of 90 Bail Matters(19.12.2022)

Patna High Court has directed Advocate General for State to take action against a Public Prosecutor who remained absent before the Court due to which .....

Tags : Patna High Court, Advocate General, Public Prosecutor, Bail Matters

Raj. HC: State has the Authority to Change Eligibility Criteria Unless Shown Arbitrary(07.02.2025)

Rajasthan High Court while dismissing a plea challenging appointment of Additional Advocate General (AAG), has observed that while appointing AAG, Sta.....

Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Eligibility Criteria, Additional Advocate General

Bombay HC Slams State over Delay in Appointing Advocate General(29.11.2016)

Bombay High Court pulled up State Government over delay in making an appointment to post of Maharashtra Advocate General.

Tags : Bombay High Court, Advocate General, appointment, Maharashtra

Bombay HC to AG: Visit Prisons in The State And Submit Report(21.06.2022)

Bombay High Court has directed the State Advocate General (AG) to visit prisons in the state to gauge the situation and facilities in prisons and subm.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Advocate General, Prison

Mad. HC: Nominate Nodal Officer to Deal With Requests of Department for Engaging AG or AAG in Courts(20.07.2023)

Madras High Court has directed State to nominate a Nodal officer to deal with requests made on behalf of various departments for nomination of Advocat.....

Tags : Madras High Court, Nodal Officer, Advocate General