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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chief legal advisor ⓘ
constitutional post ⓘ
law officer ⓘ
public office ⓘ
advises Chief Minister of Meghalaya ⓘ
Council of Ministers of Meghalaya ⓘ
Government of Meghalaya ⓘ
appearsBefore High Court of Meghalaya ⓘ
Supreme Court of India ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction State of Meghalaya ⓘ
linked to: Meghalaya
appointedBy Governor of Meghalaya ⓘ
canBeRemovedBy Governor of Meghalaya ⓘ
category Law officers of Indian states ⓘ
State constitutional offices of India ⓘ
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 ⓘ
governmentLevel state level ⓘ
hasRightToSpeakIn Meghalaya Legislative Assembly (without vote) ⓘ
isHighestLawOfficerOf State of Meghalaya ⓘ
linked to: Meghalaya
jurisdiction territory of Meghalaya ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
legalAuthorityFrom Constitution of India Article 165 ⓘ
legalSystem Indian legal system ⓘ
mayAttend proceedings of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly ⓘ
officeEstablishedWith creation of the State of Meghalaya ⓘ
officeHolderType senior advocate ⓘ
officeLocation Meghalaya ⓘ
officeType constitutional law officer ⓘ
state law officer ⓘ
partOf state executive of Meghalaya ⓘ
positionHeldIn Government of Meghalaya ⓘ
rankComparedTo Advocate General of a state in India ⓘ
relatedInstitution High Court of Meghalaya ⓘ
relatedPosition Advocate General of Assam ⓘ
Attorney General for India ⓘ
reportsTo Government of Meghalaya ⓘ
represents Government of Meghalaya in courts ⓘ
State of Meghalaya in legal proceedings ⓘ
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 ⓘ

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Governor of Meghalaya → appoints → Advocate General of Meghalaya ⓘ
Advocate General of Meghalaya → relatedPosition → Advocate General of Assam ⓘ
linked to: Advocate General of Meghalaya