List of Advocate General of State
Below is a list of state-wise advocate general in India, organized by state:
State |
Advocate General |
---|---|
Andhra Pradesh |
Subrahmanyam Sriram |
Arunachal Pradesh |
Nilay Ananda Dutta |
Assam |
Devajit Lon Saikia |
Bihar |
Prashant Kumar Shahi |
Chattisgarh |
Satish Chandra Verma |
Goa |
Devidas Pangam |
Gujarat |
Kamal Trivedi |
Haryana |
Baldev Raj Mahajan |
Himachal Pradesh |
Ashok Sharma |
Jammu and Kashmir |
D.C. Raina |
Jharkhand |
Rajiv Ranjan |
Karnataka |
Shashi Kiran Shetty |
Kerala |
K Gopala Krishna Kurup |
Madhya Pradesh |
Prashant Singh |
Maharashtra |
Dr. Birendra Saraf |
Manipur |
Naorem Kumarjit Singh |
Meghalaya |
Amit Kumar |
Mizoram |
Diganta Das |
Nagaland |
Vikramjit Banerjee |
Odisha |
Ashok Parija |
Punjab |
Vinod Ghai |
Rajasthan |
Mahendra Singh Singhvi |
Sikkim |
Vivek Kohli |
Tamil Nadu |
Thiru R.Shunmugasundaram |
Telangana |
B.S. Prasad |
Tripura |
Siddhartha Shankar Dey |
Uttar Pradesh |
Raghvendra Singh |
Uttarakhand |
S. N. Babulkar |
West Bengal |
SN Mookherjee |
* Since Nilay Ananda Dutta’s passing on September 19, 2021, the position of Advocate General for Arunachal Pradesh has been vacant.
Also Check:
- Attorney General Of India [Updated 2023]
- List of Governors-General of India and Important Events
- List of Governors of Reserve Bank of India (1935-2023)
- Important Articles of the Indian Constitution – Part 1
- Important Article of Indian Constitution – Part 2
- Fundamental Rights of Indian Constitution (Articles 12-35)
- Fundamental Rights – Part III (Articles 12-35)
- Indian Constitution
- Major Sources of Indian Constitution
- Article 32 of Indian Constitution
- Salient Features of Indian Constitution
Advocate General of State – UPSC Notes
Advocate General of State: The highest legal official, the Advocate General of State, is chosen by the Governor to represent the interests of the State Government, in accordance with Article 165. The state’s advocate general is tasked with advising the state government on legal issues. In this article, we will look into the Appointment, Duties, Provisions, Power, Terms, and Limitations of the Advocate General of the State.
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