THE

JHARKHAND GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

1 FALGUN 1945 (S)

RANCHI, TUESDAY 20^th FEBRUARY, 2024

LAW DEPARTMENT

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NOTIFICATION

15^th February, 2024

The Jharkhand Law Officers (Engagement) (amendment) Rules, 2024

Notification No.- C/AGO/Niyukti-25/2016-416 /J,--In exercise of the powers under Proviso of

Article 309 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Jharkhand hereby makes the following

amendment to The Jharkhand Law Officers (Engagement) Rules, 2018 to bring changes in provision of

disengagement of Law Officers and duties of law Officers of the State of Jharkhand for the Jharkhand

High Court, the Supreme Court of India, other Courts of Law, Tribunals etc :-

1. Short title and commencement. –

(1) These Rules may be called The Jharkhand Law Officers (Engagement) (amendment)

Rules, 2024.

(2) They shall come into force with effect from the date of its notification.

2. The subrule-7 of The Jharkhand Law Officers (Engagement) Rules, 2018 shall be substituted

with the following-

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Disqualification for engagement – An Advocate or a Senior Advocate shall be disqualified

from being engagement or to continue as Law Officer these Rules in the following

circumstances :-

(a) he is found to be a person of unsound mind;

(b) he is an undischarged insolvent;

(c) he has been convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude and such conviction has

not been reversed or he has not been granted full pardon in respect of such offence;

(d) he has been held guilty of encroachment on any public property;

(e) he has been or is disqualified by the Bar Council of the State, where he has been enrolled

or Bar Council of India or any court or authority;

(f) he, having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage; or

(g) he has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living:

Provided that the State Government may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the

personal law applicable to such person and the other party to the marriage and that there are other

grounds for so doing, exempt any person from the operation of clause (f) and (g) of this section.

3. The subrule-8(d) shall be inserted after subrule-8(c) of the The Jharkhand Law Officers

(Engagement) Rules, 2018 with the following:-

8(d) The Law Officer shall not appear before any court of law against the interest of the State

Government of Jharkhand.

By the Order of Governor of Jharkhand,

Nalin Kumar,

Principal Secretary-cum-L.R

Law Department, Govt. Of Jharkhand.

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