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LAW AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS DEPARIMENT Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava RaipurAtal Nagar
AtalNagar, the l3thNovember 2020
NOTIFICATION
F. No. 8721 1666/21/B/2020. - The State Government, hereby, makes the following further amendment in the Law Deparhnent Manual, namely :-
AMENDMENT
In the said manual,-
l. After sub-rule (1) of rule 9, the following shall be added, namely :
"(1A). (t) Appointment of Additional Advocate General, Deputy Advocate General, Government Advocatg Deputy GovernmentAdvocate, Standing Counsel and Panel Lawyers etc.- Government shall appoint such number of above mentioned posts in the High Court on behalf of the State, to conduct cases before various High Courts, Supreme Court and other State and National level Courts and Tribunals as they may consider necessary.
(tr) (a) The appointment of above mentioned posts shall be made from out of a panel of three advocates in the ratio of l:3 prepared by the Advocate General, after obtaining the prior approval of the Government;
(b) The appointment shall be made on the basis of competence, sufficient experience,
standing at the Bar as an advocate, nature ofpractice etc.
(c) The Advocate shall file a declaration with his resume that he is not subject to any
such disqualification as mentioned in sub-clause (1B).
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person shall be included in the panel for- appoiusg.lll ut above mentioned posts, if he,
(a) in the case of
(i)Additional Advocate General, Deputy Advocate
General, Government Advocate, Deputy Government
Advocate, Standing Counsel, unless he is an
Advocate of High Court or Supreme Court, at least
for a period of seven years.
(ii)Panel Lawyer, r,rnless he is an Advocate of High
Court or Supreme Court, at least for a period of three
years.
(b) on receipt of a panel of advocate(s) prepared and sent by the Advocate-General, the Govemment may consider the same and as required appoint one among the panel(s) as the post above mentioned or call for a fresh panel in same manner as above for consideration.
(18) Disqualifications.- An Advocate shall be disqualified for being appointed, or for continuing in the above mentioned posts, if- (u) he is declared financially insolvent by any competent court, or there is any pending civil decree or any case of wilful neglect against him.
(b) he has been or is disqualified by the Bar Council of the State, where he has been enrolled or Bar Council of India or court or authority;
(c) he has pending criminal case against him before the competent court of law or he is convicted by any court under any Act.
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ll86 (1) (1C) Term of appointm above posts.- The posts shall ordinarily be appointed for a term of two years. The Advocates so ' appointed for the posts may be considered for a second term, if the Government is satisfied that he do have efficiency, knowledge and good performance, and for a third term in exceptional cases.
Provided that, the Government may waive such notice in (1E) Supervision and Control.- All the above mentioned posts in the High Court and other Courts and Tribunals at the State Level and National Level shall function under the general superintendence 2. In rule 15, -
(a) after the heading "15. Appointment.-", the bracket and number "(l)" (b) after the words "and also a list of pleaders", the symbol and word 1186
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(c) after sub-rule (1), the following shall be added, namely:-
"(2) The appointment shall be made on the basis of competence, sufficient experience, standing at the Bar as an advocate, nature of practice, etc.
(3) The Advocate shall file a declaration with the application, that he is not subject to any disqualification as mentioned in sub- clause (4).
(4) An Advocate/pleader shal.l be disqualified for being appointed, or for continuing in the above mentioned posts, if:-
(a) he is declared financially insolvent by any competent court,
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or there is any pending civil decree or any of wilful neglect against him;
(b) he has been or is disqualified b f the State, where he has been enrolled or Bar Council of India or any court or authority;
(c) he has pending criminal case against him before the competent court of law or he is convicted by any court under any Act."
By order and in the name of the Governor of Chhattisgarh,
MANEESH KUMAR TI{AKU& Additional Secretary.
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