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As the chief law officer of the government in the state, the duties of the advocate general include the following:
1. To give advice to the government of the state upon such legal matters which are referred to him by the governor.
2. To perform such other duties of a legal character that are assigned to him by the governor.
3. To discharge the functions conferred on him by the Constitution or any other law.
In the performance of his official duties, the advocate general is entitled to appear before any court of law within the state. Further, he has the right to speak and to take part in the proceedings of both the Houses of the state legislature or any committee of the state legislature of which he may be named a member, but without a right to vote. He enjoys all the privileges and immunities that are available to a member of the state legislature.
Table 53.1 Articles Related to Advocate-General of the state at a Glance
Article No. Subject-matter |
165. Advocate-General of the State |
177. Rights of Advocate-General as respects the Houses of State Legislature and its Committee |
194. Powers, privileges and immunities of Advocate- General |
Table 53.2 Articles Related to Constitutional Bodies at a Glance
Article No. Constitutional Bodies |
76. Attorney-General of India |
148. Comptroller and Auditor-General of India |
165. Advocate-General of the State |
243-I. State Finance Commission |
243-K. | State Election Commission |
243ZD. | District Planning Committee |
243ZE. | Metropolitan Planning Committee |
263. Inter-State Council | |
279A. | Goods and Services Tax Council |
280. Finance Commission | |
307. Inter-State Trade and Commerce Commission | |
315. Union Public Service Commission and State Public Service Commission | |
324. Election Commission | |
338. National Commission for Scheduled Castes | |
338A. | National Commission for Scheduled Tribes |
338B. | National Commission for Backward Classes |
339. Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes Commission | |
340. Backward Classes Commission | |
344. Official Language Commission and Official Language Committee of Parliament | |
350B. | Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities |