General Instructions for the Appointment and Tenure of the Law Officers of the State in the Supreme Court and High Court of Uttarakhand, 2016 3

Section 3 · Eligibility

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- A Legal Practitioners eligible for appointment as Law Officers whatever so called in any name for State in the Supreme Court and High Court at Nainital, Uttarakhand, the following eligibility is (sic a) must, namely -
SI. No. Name of post of the Law Officers Eligibility
Supreme Court:
1. Additional Advocate General Has been minimum 10 years legal practitioner inthe Supreme Court and designated as Senior Advocate by theSupreme Court or any High Court.
2. Deputy Advocate General Has been minimum 10 years legal practitioner inthe Supreme Court.
3. A.O.R. cum Standing Advocate Passed examination conducted by the SupremeCourt and 10 years experience.
4. Senior Panel Advocate Has been minimum 7 years legal practitioner inthe Supreme Court.
5. Panel Advocate Has been minimum 5 years legal practitioner inthe Supreme Court.
High Court:
1. Senior Additional Advocate General Has been minimum 10 years legal practitioner inthe High Court and designated as Senior Advocate by the HighCourt.
2. Additional Advocate General - do -
3. Deputy Advocate General Has been minimum 10 years legal practitioner inthe High Court.
4. Chief Standing Counsel - do -
5. Government Advocate - do -
6. Additional Chief Standing Counsel/StandingCounsel - do -
7. Assistant Government Advocate Has been minimum 7 years practitioner in theHigh Court.
8. Brief Holder Has been minimum 5 years practitioner in theHigh Court.
Note. - 1. In the matters where legal practitioner does not complete requisite period of legal practice in the Uttarakhand High Court, the Government may in aforesaid cases, consider the legal practice carried out in the District Courts by the legal practitioner before the creation of Uttarakhand High Court, wherever necessary.

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