(a) the procedure adopted by the Government regarding empanelling as
Government Advocates:
(b) the departments of the Government which has the power to empanel as
Government Advocates and the departments for which these Advocates are empanelled;
(c) the details of Government Advocates empanelled during the last three
years in Bihar;
(d) whether the Government is contemplating to extend their term or
making fresh empanelment, and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE(DR. M. VEERAPPA MOILY)
(a) A Law Graduate, registered with any State Bar Council and having
sufficient experience in handling Central Government Litigation,is empanelled as Government
Advocate to look after the Government Litigation before various Judicial Authorities;
(b) Ministry of Law and Justice has the power to empanel Government
Advocates for all the Ministries/Departments of Central Government.
However,in case of Ministry of Railways,Department of Personnel
and Training,Ministry of Home Affairs,Ministry of Finance,
Advocates are empanelled by these Ministries/Departments with the
concurrence of this Ministry.
(c) 136 Advocates were empanelled/got their term extended for handling
Government litigations before the Patna High Court/Patna Bench of the CAT and various District
Courts in Bihar.
(d)&(e) Any extension of the term of the counsel or fresh empanelment is being
done on case to case basis. Hence, it is not feasible to confirm whether the term of all these
advocates will be extended or not.