(a) a citizen of India and registered with a Bar Council constituted under the Advocates Act, 1961; and
(b) a designated senior Advocate or an Advocate on record, who has been practicing in the Patna High Court or Supreme Court of India or an Advocate who has been practicing in the Civil Courts of Bihar;
(c) possesses the following standing in number of years of practice against the respective categories and being an income tax assessee for at least three financial years from the financial year in which engagement is to be made:-
(i) For an Additional Advocate General for the Patna High Court he has been in practice as an Advocate for not less than 20 years or a designated Senior Advocate of the Patna High Court;
(ii) For a Standing Counsel for the Supreme Court of India Court he has been in practice as an Advocate for not less than 20 years in the Supreme Court of India;
(iii) For a Government Advocate for the Patna High Court or for an Additional Standing Counsel for the Supreme Court of India he has been in practice as an Advocate for not less than 15 years in the Patna High Court or in the Supreme Court of India respectively for that Court for which the engagement is to be made;
(iv) For a Standing Counsel for the Patna High Court he has been in practice as an Advocate for not less than 10 years in the Patna High Court;
(v) For a Government Pleader for the Patna High Court or for the Civil Courts of Bihar he has been in practice as an Advocate for not less than 10 years in the Patna High Court or in the Civil Courts of Bihar respectively for that Court for which the engagement is to be made;
(vi) For a Public Prosecutor for the Patna High Court or for the Civil Courts of Bihar he has been in practice for not less than 10 years in the Patna High Court or in the Civil Courts of Bihar respectively for that Court for which the engagement is to be made;
(vii) For an Additional Public Prosecutor for Patna High Court or for the Civil Courts of Bihar he has been in practice as an Advocate for not less than 7 years in the Patna High Court or in the Civil Courts of Bihar respectively for that Court for which the engagement is to be made;
(viii) For an Additional Government Pleader for the Civil Courts of Bihar he has been in practice as an Advocate for not less than 7 years in the Civil Courts of Bihar.
Section 6 • Bihar Law Officers (Engagement) Rules, 2017
6. Eligibility.
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