Andhra Pradesh Law Officers (Appointment and Conditions of Service) Instructions, 2000

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    "title": "Andhra Pradesh Law Officers (Appointment and Conditions of Service) Instructions, 2000",
    "short_title": "Andhra Pradesh Law Officers (Appointment and Conditions of Service) Instructions, 2000",
    "act_number": "G.O. Ms. No.187, Law (L), dated 6th December, 2000",
    "act_year": 2000,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Andhra Pradesh",
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    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "Andhra Pradesh Law Officers (Appointment and Conditions of Service) Instructions, 2000",
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        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title and commencement:",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions:",
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            "content": "(i) \"Assistant Government Pleader\" means a person appointed to assist the Government Pleader or to conduct cases on the Civil side in the Courts of senior civil Judges, Junior civil Judges, Labour Courts, Industrial Tribunals and any other Court or Tribunal not covered by clause (iii);\n(ii) \"Government\" means the State Government;\n(iii) \"Government Pleader\" means a person appointed for work on the Civil side in the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Andhra Pradesh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission or District Courts and includes an Additional Government Pleader or Special Government Pleader or Government Pleader-cum-Public Prosecutor in the Special Court established under the Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982 or the Government Pleader in any other State level Court or Tribunal.\n(iv) \"Law Officer\" means a Government Pleader or an Assistant Government Pleader or a Public Prosecutor or Additional Public Prosecutor or Special Public Prosecutor or a Special Counsel;\n(v) \"Special Counsel\" means a Special Counsel appointed in the Central Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad Bench and includes an advocate appointed for any specific case or for specific purpose in any other Court or Tribunal;\n(vi) \"Standing Counsel\" means a Standing Counsel appointed for a State Public Undertaking or a Local Authority or a University or a Charitable and Hindu Religious Institution and Endowment or any other instrumentality of the Government;\n(vii) \"State Public Undertaking\" means and includes,\n(a) any Corporation established by or under a State Act and owned or controlled by the Government;\n(b) any Government company as defined under the Companies Act, 1956; and\n(c) any Society registered under the relevant law for the time being in force, which is funded by the Government in this behalf and includes apex co-operative bodies.",
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        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Appointment of Law Officers:",
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            "content": "(b) The appointment of a Standing Counsel in the High Court of Andhra Pradesh and in any other State Level Court or Tribunal shall be made from out of a panel of three persons prepared by the Advocate-General, after obtaining the prior approval of the Government;\n(c) The appointment of Standing Counsel in any other Court or Tribunal in the Districts shall be from out of a panel of three names prepared by the District Collector in consultation with the District and Sessions Judge concerned;\n(d) The qualifications for appointment of a Standing Counsel shall be the same as prescribed for the Government Pleaders at the State Level and the Government Pleaders and Assistant Government Pleaders at the District level;\n(e) The appointment of Standing Counsel shall be made on the ground of merit and suitability while making every effort to provide equitable representation to members of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes and Women;\n(f) A Standing Counsel shall not appear in any case against the institution for which he is appointed or in any case which adversely affects the interests of such institution;\n(g) The honorarium payable to a Standing Counsel may be such as determined by the appointing institution;\n(h) Except insofar as it is expressly provided herein, the remaining instructions of this order shall apply mutatis-mutandis to Standing Counsel also.",
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        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Appointment of Law officers in the High Court etc:",
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            "content": "(a) has at least ten years Standing as an Advocate of a High Court or two or more such High Courts in succession;\n(b) is below sixty five years of age on the date of inclusion in the panel, and\n(c) is an income-tax assessee for a period of at least three years prior to his appointment; or\n(d) has practised at the Bar for a period of five years in the case of appointment of members of the Andhra Pradesh State Higher Judicial Service or the Andhra Pradesh Secretariat Service.\n(a) from among the members of the bar; or\n(b) by transfer from among,-\n(i) the members of the Andhra Pradesh State Higher Judicial Service from out of a panel of names forwarded by the High Court at the request of the Advocate-General; or\n(ii) the members of the Andhra Pradesh Secretariat Service not below the rank of Deputy Secretary to Government in Law Department.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Appointment of Law Officers in the District Courts and City Courts Subordinate to the High Court:",
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            "content": "(a) as Government Pleader unless he has at least Ten years of Standing at the Bar;\n(b) as Assistant Government Pleader,-\n(i) in the Senior Civil Judges Court unless, he has at least seven years of Standing at the Bar; and\n(ii) in the Junior Civil Judges Courts unless, he has at least five years of Standing at the Bar.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Appointment of Public Prosecutors, Additional Public Prosecutors and Special Public Prosecutors:",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Guidelines for selection of Law Officers:",
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            "content": "(a) The selection shall be based primarily on merit and suitability.\n(b) In making the selection, every endeavour shall be made to provide equitable representation to members, of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes in accordance with the ratio of 15%, 6% and 25% respectively. Women shall be accorded reasonable representation in all categories.\n(c)  When merit and suitability are equal, preference may be given to members of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes and Women;\n(d) For the above purpose, the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal and other Courts and Tribunals at the State Level may be treated as one unit of appointment and each Zone may be treated as one unit of appointment.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Term of Law Officers:",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Termination of Service:",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Terms and Conditions of Appointment of Law Officers in the High Court, etc:",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Interim arrangements:",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Bar to hold office:",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Relinquishment of certain assignments:",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 12
        },
        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Restriction on Private Practice:",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 13
        },
        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Control:",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 14
        },
        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Self appraisal Report:",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 15
        },
        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Review of Performance:",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 16
        },
        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Retainer Fee:",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 17
        },
        {
            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Honorarium:",
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            "content": "(b) Assistant Government Pleaders appointed to assist the above Government Pleaders shall be paid a consolidated honorarium of Rs.7,000/- (Rupees Seven thousand only) i.e., Rs.5,000/- as honorarium and Rs.2,000/- as conveyance allowance per month.\n(c) Honorarium on Criminal side shall be paid as per the following rates and it shall be shared by the Public Prosecutor and Additional Public Prosecutors in such ratio as may be determined by the Government from time to time.\n(i) referred trial - Rs.1000/- (Rupees one thousand only) per case.\n(ii) criminal appeal - Rs.400/- - (Rupees Four hundred only) per case.\n(iii) criminal revision - Rs.200/- (Rupees Two hundred only) per case.\n(iv) criminal miscellaneous petition - Rs.150/- (Rupees One hundred and fifty only) per case.\n(d) The Public Prosecutor and the Additional Public Prosecutors shall each be paid a conveyance allowance of Rs.3,500/- (Rupees three thousand five hundred only) per month.\n(b) Assistant Government Pleaders appointed in the Senior Civil Judges Court shall be paid a consolidated honorarium of Rs.6,000/- (Rupees six thousand only) per month.\n(c) Assistant Government Pleaders appointed in the Junior Civil Judges Court shall be paid a consolidated honorarium of Rs.3,000/- (Rupees three thousand only) per month.\n(d) Special Counsel engaged in individual cases shall be paid fee as per Advocates Fees Rules or as otherwise agreed.\n(e) Public Prosecutors in District and Sessions Courts shall be paid a consolidated honorarium of Rs.8,000/- (Rupees Eight thousand only) per month.\n(f) Additional Public Prosecutors in the Additional District and Sessions Courts shall be paid a consolidated honorarium of Rs.7,000/- (Rupees Seven thousand only) per month.\n(g) Additional Public Prosecutors in Assistant Sessions Courts shall be paid a consolidated honorarium of Rs.4,000/- (Rupees four thousand only) per month.\n(h) Special Public Prosecutors appointed in individual cases shall be paid honorarium at the rate of Rs.100/- (Rupees One hundred only) per appearance per day.\n(i) Special Public Prosecutor appointed for all the cases in different Courts shall be paid honorarium on par with the corresponding regular prosecutor.\n(j) Assistant Government Pleaders appointed in the Labour Courts shall be paid a consolidated honorarium of Rs.3,000/- (Rupees three thousand only) per month.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Allowances:",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 19
        },
        {
            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Bar to claim Additional Honorarium:",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 20
        },
        {
            "number": "22",
            "title": "22. Liaison work and Assistance:",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 21
        },
        {
            "number": "23",
            "title": "23. Validity of certain acts:",
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            "content": "(a) the Law Officers existing on the date of issue of these instructions shall be continued until expiry of their term; and\n(b) the panels of advocates sent under the said instructions for the appointment of Law Officers and are pending consideration of the Government as on the date of issue of these instructions shall be valid and deemed to have been sent under the provisions of these instructions.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 22
        }
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "AP010",
        "Act Number": "G.O. Ms. No.187, Law (L), dated 6th December, 2000",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2000",
        "Short Title": "Andhra Pradesh Law Officers (Appointment and Conditions of Service) Instructions, 2000",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Andhra Pradesh"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:18"
}