Kerala High Court comes down on functioning of Advocate General's office in the state

The judge said though there are more than 120 law officers working under the AG, they are not carrying out the proceedings effectively.

Kerala High Court comes down on functioning of Advocate General's office in the state
KOCHI: The Kerala High Court Judge Justice Alexander Thomas today criticised the functioning of the office of the Advocate General in the state and asked the AG's office to take lessons in working from neighbouring Tamil Nadu.

In his oral observations, the judge said though there are more than 120 law officers working under the AG, they are not carrying out the proceedings effectively.

He also urged the Advocate General's office to take lessons from the functioning of the AGs office in Tamil Nadu.

The judge made these observations as he was hearing cases involving police, particulalry 'Operation Kubera' --a police action against illegal money lenders in the state.

The court expressed displeasure over the AG's office not producing on time the documents it had sought.

The judge said he was not getting proper assistance from government law officers on various cases.
ADVERTISEMENT

Meanwhile, Advocate General K P Dandapani said the Chief Minister reposed full confidence in him and his officers and hence has nothing to comment on the observations by the judge.

Later, the AG, along with his law officers, met High Court Chief Justice Ashok Bhushan.

It was only a formal meeting and this issue was not discussed with the Chief Justice, he said after the meeting.
Download
The Economic Times Business News App
for the Latest News in Business, Sensex, Stock Market Updates & More.
Download
The Economic Times News App
for Quarterly Results, Latest News in ITR, Business, Share Market, Live Sensex News & More.
READ MORE
ADVERTISEMENT

READ MORE:

LOGIN & CLAIM

50 TIMESPOINTS

More from our Partners

Loading next story
Business News › News › Politics › Kerala High Court comes down on functioning of Advocate General's office in the state
Text Size:AAA
Success
This article has been saved

*

+