Haryana Law Officers (Engagement) Act, 2016

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    "title": "Haryana Law Officers (Engagement) Act, 2016",
    "short_title": "Haryana Law Officers (Engagement) Act, 2016",
    "act_number": "(Haryana Act No. 18 of 2016)",
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            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) \"Advocate General\" means a person appointed under article 165 of the Constitution of India as Advocate General for the State of Haryana and includes any person appointed to act temporarily as such;\n(b) \"category\" means the category of post of Law Officers, as may be prescribed and includes such other category, as may be determined by the State Government, by notification;\n(c) \"Law Officer\" means an Advocate appointed under this Act as Law Officer in the office of Advocate General;\n(d) \"Selection Committee\" means a committee constituted under Section 5;\n(e) \"State Government\" means the Government of the State of Haryana.",
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            "content": "(a) he is found to be a person of unsound mind;\n(b) he is an undischarged insolvent;\n(c) he has been convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude and such conviction has not been reversed or he has not been granted full pardon in respect of such offence;\n(d) he has been held guilty of encroachment on any public property;\n(e) he has been or is disqualified by the Bar Council of the State, where he has been enrolled or Bar Council of India or any court or authority;\n(f) he, having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage; or\n(g) he has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living:",
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            "title": "9. Nature of engagement.",
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            "title": "10. Duties of Law Officer.",
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            "content": "(a) to give advice to the State Government upon such legal matters, and to perform such other duties of a legal character, as may from time to time, be referred or assigned to him by the State Government or Advocate General;\n(b) to appear and defend the State Government and/or its officers/officials or any Statutory authority before the High Court, Supreme Court of India, any other court, Tribunal or authority in cases assigned by the State Government or Advocate General by any general or special order/instruction or otherwise required by any Court or authority;\n(c) to represent the State Government in any reference made by the President to the Supreme Court under Article 143 of the Constitution of India;\n(d) to discharge such other functions as are conferred on a Law Officer by or under the Constitution of India or any other Law for the time being in force.",
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        "Act Number": "(Haryana Act No. 18 of 2016)",
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        "Act Year": "2016",
        "Short Title": "Haryana Law Officers (Engagement) Act, 2016",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Haryana"
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    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
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