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In India, an [[Attorney-General for India|advocate general]] is a legal advisor to a [[State governments of India|state government]].<ref name="ag ref1">{{cite news |title=Advocate General of the State |url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/advocate-general-of-the-state-1437970051-1 |access-date=16 October 2021 |publisher=jagranjosh.com |date=27 July 2015}}</ref> The post is created by the [[Constitution of India]] (vide Article 165) and corresponds to that of [[Attorney General of India|Attorney General for India]] at the union government level. The [[Governor (India)|Governor]] of each state shall appoint a person who is qualified to be appointed as judge of [[List of high courts in India|High Court]] as the Advocate General.
In India, an advocate general is a legal advisor to a [[State governments of India|state government]]. The post is created by the [[Constitution of India]] and corresponds to that of [[Attorney General of India|Attorney General for India]] at the union government level. The Governor of each state shall appoint a person who is qualified to be appointed as judge of [[List of high courts in India|High Court]] as the Advocate General.


== List of Advocate Generals in States ==
== List of Advocates General in States ==
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!State
!State
!Advocate General
!Advocate General
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|-
|[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|Subrahmanyam Sriram
|Subrahmanyam Sriram<ref name="ag ref3">{{cite news |title=Subrahmanyam Sriram appointed Advocate General for the State of Andhra Pradesh |url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/subrahmanyam-sriram-advocate-general-andhra-pradesh |access-date=16 October 2021 |publisher=barandbench.com |date=5 June 2019}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Arunachal Pradesh]]
|[[Arunachal Pradesh]]
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|[[Assam]]
|[[Assam]]
|Devajit Lon Saikia
|Devajit Lon Saikia<ref name="ag ref4">{{cite news |title=State Govt Appoints Debojit Saikia as Advocate General of Assam|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/state-govt-appoints-debojit-saikia-as-advocate-general-of-assam-539030 |access-date=16 October 2021 |publisher=sentinelassam.com |date=19 May 2021}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Bihar]]
|[[Bihar]]
|Lalit Kishore
|Lalit Kishore<ref name="ag ref5">{{cite news |title=Ashamed that we believed Bihar government: High Court |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/ashamed-that-we-believed-bihar-government-hc/articleshow/82398252.cms |access-date=16 October 2021 |publisher=Times of India |date=5 May 2021}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Chhattisgarh]]
|[[Chhattisgarh]]
|Satish Chandra Verma
|Satish Chandra Verma<ref name="ag ref6">{{cite news |title=Former Chhattisgarh advocate general lashes out at Congress govt for ‘wrongful dismissal’ |url=https://theprint.in/judiciary/former-chhattisgarh-advocate-general-lashes-out-at-congress-govt-for-wrongful-dismissal/245670/ |access-date=16 October 2021 |publisher=theprint.in |date=4 June 2019}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Goa]]
|[[Goa]]
|Devidas Pangam
|Devidas Pangam<ref name="ag ref7">{{cite news |title=Violates my right, says Goan's plea to let him enter casino. Bombay HC rejects it |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/violates-my-right-says-goan-s-plea-to-let-him-enter-casino-bombay-hc-rejects-it-101634298118559.html |access-date=16 October 2021 |publisher=hindustan times |date=15 October 2021}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Gujarat]]
|[[Gujarat]]
|Kamal Trivedi
|Kamal Trivedi<ref name="ag ref8">{{cite news |title=Motivating and persuading building stakeholders to get fire NOC, Gujarat govt tells HC |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/motivating-and-persuading-building-stakeholders-to-get-fire-noc-gujarat-govt-tells-hc-7533087/ |access-date=16 October 2021 |publisher=indianexpress.com |date=25 September 2021}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Haryana]]
|[[Haryana]]
|Baldev Raj Mahajan
|BR Mahajan<ref name="ag ref12">{{cite news |title=Bhola drugs case: No objection to opening of sealed reports, Punjab tells HC |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/bhola-drugs-case-no-objection-to-opening-of-sealed-reports-punjab-tells-hc-101634154762841.html |access-date=16 October 2021 |publisher=hindustan times |date=14 October 2021}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Himachal Pradesh]]
|[[Himachal Pradesh]]
|Ashok Sharma
|Ashok Sharma<ref name="ag ref10">{{cite news |title=Mohammad Rafiq sworn in as Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/mohammad-rafiq-sworn-in-as-chief-justice-of-himachal-pradesh-high-court-324798 |access-date=16 October 2021 |publisher=tribuneindia |date=14 October 2021}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]]
|[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]]
|D.C. Raina
|D.C. Raina<ref name="ag ref11">{{cite news |title=Jammu and Kashmir: Police have pivotal role in maintaining |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/jk-police-has-pivotal-role-in-maintaining-peace-in-jk-adv-gen-jk/articleshow/86098495.cms |access-date=16 October 2021 |publisher=Times of India |date=10 September 2021}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Jharkhand]]
|[[Jharkhand]]
|Rajiv Ranjan
|Rajiv Ranjan<ref name="ag ref13">{{cite news |title=Demand for initiating contempt proceedings against Jharkhand Advocate General |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/demand-for-initiating-contempt-proceedings-against-jharkhand-advocate-general/article36132640.ece |access-date=16 October 2021 |publisher=thehindu.com |date=27 August 2021}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Karnataka]]  
|[[Karnataka]]  
|Prabhuling K. Navadagi
|Prabhuling K. Navadagi<ref name="ag ref14">{{cite news |title=Shivram Karanth layout: SC asks Karnataka govt, BDA to inform on steps taken for acquisition of land |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/shivram-karanth-layout-sc-asks-karnataka-govt-bda-to-inform-on-steps-taken-for-acquisition-of-land-1035600.html |access-date=16 October 2021 |publisher=deccan hearald |date=29 September 2021}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Kerala]]
|[[Kerala]]
|K Gopala Krishna Kurup
|K Gopala Krishna Kurup<ref name="ag ref15">{{cite news |title=Kerala government appoints K Gopalakrishna Kurup as advocate |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/kerala-government-appoints-k-gopalakrishna-kurup-as-advocate-general-ta-shaji-as-dgp/articleshow/82804295.cms |access-date=16 October 2021 |publisher=Times of India |date=10 May 2021}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Madhya Pradesh]]
|[[Madhya Pradesh]]
|Purushaindra Kaurav
|Prashant Singh<ref name="ag ref 16">{{cite news|title=Prashant Singh is new advocate general of MP
|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/prashant-singh-is-new-advocate-general-of-mp/articleshow/87009630.cms |access-date=16 October 2021 |publisher=Times of India |date=14 October 2021}}</ref> 
|-
|-
|[[Maharashtra]]
|[[Maharashtra]]
|Ashutosh Kumbhakoni
|Ashutosh Kumbhakoni <ref name="ag ref17">{{cite news |title=Won't appoint new prosecutor in Yunus case till Oct. 14: Maharashtra |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/wont-appoint-new-prosecutor-in-yunus-case-till-oct-14-maharashtra/article36621718.ece |access-date=16 October 2021 |publisher=thehindu.com |date=23 September 2021}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Manipur]]
|[[Manipur]]
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|-
|[[Meghalaya]]
|[[Meghalaya]]
|Amit Kumar
|Amit Kumar<ref name="ag ref18">{{cite news |title=Meghalaya justifies in SC quota beyond 50 per cent, refers to extraordinary circumstances |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/mar/24/meghalaya-justifies-in-sc-quota-beyond-50-per-cent-refers-to-extraordinary-circumstances-2281066.html |access-date=16 October 2021 |publisher=newindianexpress |date=24 March 2021}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Mizoram]]
|[[Mizoram]]
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|-
|[[Nagaland]]
|[[Nagaland]]
|K. N. Balagopal
|Vikramjit Banerjee<ref name="ag ref 19">{{cite news |title=NLSIU's Vikramjit Banerjee made Advocate General of Nagaland |url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/nlisus-vikramjit-banerjee-made-advocate-general-of-nagaland |access-date=16 October 2021 |publisher=barandbench.com |date=15 June 2015}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Odisha]]
|[[Odisha]]
|Ashok Parija
|Ashok Parija<ref name="ag ref20">{{cite news |title=Ashok Parija appointed Advocate General for Odisha |url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/ashok-parija-appointed-advocate-general-odisha |access-date=16 October 2021 |publisher=Bar and Bench |date=25 June 2019}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|Atul Nanda
|Dr. Anmol Rattan Sidhu<ref name="ag ref9">{{cite news |title=DS Patwalia appointed new advocate general of Punjab |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/anmol-rattan-sidhu-appointed-punjab-advocate-general-101647715968854.html |access-date=16 October 2021 |publisher=hindustan times |date=23 September 2021}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Rajasthan]]
|[[Rajasthan]]
|Mahendra Singh Singhvi
|Mahendra Singh Singhvi<ref name="ag ref21">{{cite news |title=Rajasthan high court quashes single bench order on cop recruitment|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/hc-quashes-single-bench-order-on-cop-recruitment/articleshow/82922475.cms |access-date=16 October 2021 |publisher=Times of India |date=25 May 2021}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Sikkim]]
|[[Sikkim]]
|Vivek Kohli
|Vivek Kohli<ref name="ag ref22">{{cite news |title=Vivek Kohli appointed Senior Advocate by Sikkim High Court [Read Notification] |url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/vivek-kohli-appointed-senior-advocate-by-sikkim-high-court |access-date=16 October 2021 |publisher=barandbench.com |date=19 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Tamil Nadu]]
|[[Tamil Nadu]]
|R. Shunmugasundaram
|R. Shunmugasundaram<ref name="ag ref19">{{cite news |title=AG assures CCTVs inside booths, strongrooms for Tamil Nadu local body elections in newly-carved dists |url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/TopNews/2021/10/02063313/1320943/AG-assures-CCTVs-inside-booths-strongrooms-for-Tamil-.vpf |access-date=16 October 2021 |publisher=DTNext.in |date=2 October 2021}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Telangana]]
|[[Telangana]]
|B. S. Prasad
|B. S. Prasad<ref name="ag ref23">{{cite news |title=Telangana HC bids farewell to Acting CJ M.S.R. Rao |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/101021/telangana-hc-bids-farewell-to-acting-cj-msr-rao.html |access-date=16 October 2021 |publisher=Deccan Chronicle |date=10 October 2021}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Tripura]]
|[[Tripura]]
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|-
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
| Raghuvendra Singh
| Ajay Kumar mishra
|-
|-
|[[Uttarakhand]]
|[[Uttarakhand]]
|S. N. Babulkar
|S. N. Babulkar<ref name="ag ref25">{{cite news |title=Uttarakhand HC lifts ban on Chardham Yatra, limits number of devotees visiting shrines |url=https://theprint.in/judiciary/uttarakhand-hc-lifts-ban-on-chardham-yatra-limits-number-of-devotees-visiting-shrines/734508/ |access-date=16 October 2021 |publisher=theprint.in |date=16 September 2021}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[West Bengal]]
|[[West Bengal]]
| Gopal Mukherjee
| S.N. Mookherjee<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bench|first=Bar &|title=Who is the new West Bengal Advocate General? A profile of SN Mookherjee|url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/who-is-the-new-west-bengal-advocate-general-a-profile-of-sn-mookherjee|access-date=2021-10-27|website=Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news|language=en}}</ref>
|}
|}


==See also==
== See also ==
*[[Chief secretary (India)|Chief secretary]]
*[[Chief secretary (India)|Chief secretary]]
*[[Director general of police]]
*[[Director general of police]]
*[[Head of Forest Forces]]
*[[Head of Forest Forces]]
== References ==
{{reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 19:58, 25 May 2022

In India, an advocate general is a legal advisor to a state government.[1] The post is created by the Constitution of India (vide Article 165) and corresponds to that of Attorney General for India at the union government level. The Governor of each state shall appoint a person who is qualified to be appointed as judge of High Court as the Advocate General.

List of Advocates General in States[edit | edit source]

State Advocate General
Andhra Pradesh Subrahmanyam Sriram[2]
Arunachal Pradesh -
Assam Devajit Lon Saikia[3]
Bihar Lalit Kishore[4]
Chhattisgarh Satish Chandra Verma[5]
Goa Devidas Pangam[6]
Gujarat Kamal Trivedi[7]
Haryana BR Mahajan[8]
Himachal Pradesh Ashok Sharma[9]
Jammu & Kashmir D.C. Raina[10]
Jharkhand Rajiv Ranjan[11]
Karnataka Prabhuling K. Navadagi[12]
Kerala K Gopala Krishna Kurup[13]
Madhya Pradesh Prashant Singh[14]
Maharashtra Ashutosh Kumbhakoni [15]
Manipur Naorem Kumarjit Singh
Meghalaya Amit Kumar[16]
Mizoram Diganta Das
Nagaland Vikramjit Banerjee[17]
Odisha Ashok Parija[18]
Punjab Dr. Anmol Rattan Sidhu[19]
Rajasthan Mahendra Singh Singhvi[20]
Sikkim Vivek Kohli[21]
Tamil Nadu R. Shunmugasundaram[22]
Telangana B. S. Prasad[23]
Tripura Siddhartha Shankar Dey
Uttar Pradesh Ajay Kumar mishra
Uttarakhand S. N. Babulkar[24]
West Bengal S.N. Mookherjee[25]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Advocate General of the State". jagranjosh.com. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Subrahmanyam Sriram appointed Advocate General for the State of Andhra Pradesh". barandbench.com. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "State Govt Appoints Debojit Saikia as Advocate General of Assam". sentinelassam.com. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Ashamed that we believed Bihar government: High Court". Times of India. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Former Chhattisgarh advocate general lashes out at Congress govt for 'wrongful dismissal'". theprint.in. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Violates my right, says Goan's plea to let him enter casino. Bombay HC rejects it". hindustan times. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Motivating and persuading building stakeholders to get fire NOC, Gujarat govt tells HC". indianexpress.com. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Bhola drugs case: No objection to opening of sealed reports, Punjab tells HC". hindustan times. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "Mohammad Rafiq sworn in as Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court". tribuneindia. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "Jammu and Kashmir: Police have pivotal role in maintaining". Times of India. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  11. ↑ "Demand for initiating contempt proceedings against Jharkhand Advocate General". thehindu.com. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  12. ↑ "Shivram Karanth layout: SC asks Karnataka govt, BDA to inform on steps taken for acquisition of land". deccan hearald. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  13. ↑ "Kerala government appoints K Gopalakrishna Kurup as advocate". Times of India. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  14. ↑ "Prashant Singh is new advocate general of MP". Times of India. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  15. ↑ "Won't appoint new prosecutor in Yunus case till Oct. 14: Maharashtra". thehindu.com. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  16. ↑ "Meghalaya justifies in SC quota beyond 50 per cent, refers to extraordinary circumstances". newindianexpress. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  17. ↑ "NLSIU's Vikramjit Banerjee made Advocate General of Nagaland". barandbench.com. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  18. ↑ "Ashok Parija appointed Advocate General for Odisha". Bar and Bench. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  19. ↑ "DS Patwalia appointed new advocate general of Punjab". hindustan times. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  20. ↑ "Rajasthan high court quashes single bench order on cop recruitment". Times of India. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  21. ↑ "Vivek Kohli appointed Senior Advocate by Sikkim High Court [Read Notification]". barandbench.com. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  22. ↑ "AG assures CCTVs inside booths, strongrooms for Tamil Nadu local body elections in newly-carved dists". DTNext.in. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  23. ↑ "Telangana HC bids farewell to Acting CJ M.S.R. Rao". Deccan Chronicle. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  24. ↑ "Uttarakhand HC lifts ban on Chardham Yatra, limits number of devotees visiting shrines". theprint.in. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  25. ↑ Bench, Bar &. "Who is the new West Bengal Advocate General? A profile of SN Mookherjee". Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
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