Advocate General of Meghalaya
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The Advocate General of Meghalaya is the highest law officer and chief legal advisor to the state government of Meghalaya, representing it in legal matters before the courts.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chief legal advisor
ⓘ
constitutional post ⓘ law officer ⓘ public office ⓘ |
| advises |
Chief Minister of Meghalaya
ⓘ
Council of Ministers of Meghalaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Government of Meghalaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsBefore |
High Court of Meghalaya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Supreme Court of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | State of Meghalaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Governor of Meghalaya ⓘ |
| canBeRemovedBy | Governor of Meghalaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Law officers of Indian states
ⓘ
State constitutional offices of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Article 165 of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| duty |
to appear in courts on behalf of the State of Meghalaya
ⓘ
to give legal advice to the Government of Meghalaya ⓘ to perform legal duties assigned by the Governor of Meghalaya ⓘ |
| follows | Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentLevel | state level ⓘ |
| hasRightToSpeakIn | Meghalaya Legislative Assembly (without vote) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isHighestLawOfficerOf | State of Meghalaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | territory of Meghalaya ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalAuthorityFrom | Constitution of India Article 165 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Indian legal system ⓘ |
| mayAttend | proceedings of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly ⓘ |
| officeEstablishedWith | creation of the State of Meghalaya ⓘ |
| officeHolderType | senior advocate ⓘ |
| officeLocation | Meghalaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeType |
constitutional law officer
ⓘ
state law officer ⓘ |
| partOf | state executive of Meghalaya ⓘ |
| positionHeldIn | Government of Meghalaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankComparedTo | Advocate General of a state in India ⓘ |
| relatedInstitution | High Court of Meghalaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedPosition |
Advocate General of Assam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Attorney General for India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Government of Meghalaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents |
Government of Meghalaya in courts
ⓘ
State of Meghalaya in legal proceedings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiresQualification | person qualified to be appointed a Judge of a High Court ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | defending state laws and actions in court ⓘ |
| sector | law ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Governor of Meghalaya in constitutional scheme ⓘ |
| termLength | serves during the pleasure of the Governor ⓘ |
| worksWith | Law Department of Government of Meghalaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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