Punjab government on Wednesday announced engagement of various law officers in the office of Advocate General (AG) for handling government litigation before Punjab and Haryana High Court and the Supreme Court..At least 111 law officers - Additional AGs (AAG), Senior Deputy AGs, Deputy AGs, Assistant AGs and Advocates-on-Record at Chandigarh and Delhi have been given extension by the government. The complete list can be found here..Among the law officers who have been given an extension include Senior Advocate Shadan Farasat, who has been representing the State as an Additional Advocate General (AAG) in Supreme Court.Advocates Gaurav Dhama, Rajat Bhardwaj and Rajesh Mahajan also have been given extension as AAGs in Delhi. Meanwhile, advocate Vivek Jain is the latest addition to the list of AAGs in Delhi.Advocates Talha Abdul Rehman, Rishikesh Kumar and Bhakti Pasrija will continue to remain as Deputy Advocate General (DAG) in Delhi. Advocates Prateek Krishan Chada and Tushar Sannu Dahiya have been appointed as new DAGs. .In Chandigarh, the government has appointed 18 more AAGs, seven Senior Deputy AGs, 24 Deputy AGs and 35 Assistant AGs. Pertinently, Advocate Maninderjit Singh Bedi was appointed as the new AG of Punjab on March 30 after resignation of Senior Advocate Gurminder Singh from the post. Senior Advocate Anu Chatrath was then appointed as a Senior AAG; a new order was issued for her appointment today..[Read lists of law officers]
