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May 30, 2026, 12:32 PM - 2 min read
According to an official notification issued on Friday, Mitra’s appointment comes after a series of changes in the panel of government lawyers representing the state at the Calcutta High Court. Earlier, the state government had named advocates Bilwadol Bhattacharya and Rajdeep Majumdar as Additional Advocates General.
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October 6, 2025, 03:52 PM - 3 min read
In the ongoing friction between Chief Minister Omar Abdullah led government in J&K and LG Manoj Sinha, the former has once again raised the issue of authority over various areas, questioning delay in restoring key institutions to the elected government in the UT.
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July 23, 2025, 01:13 PM - 3 min read
Other notable appointees include Anu Pal, sister of Justice Lisa Gill of the Punjab and Haryana High Court; Swati Batra, daughter of former HC judge Lalita Batra; Ruchi Sekhri, a BJP leader from Punjab; and Nitin Kaushal, son of former Punjab chief secretary Sarvesh Kaushal.
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March 31, 2025, 08:13 AM - 2 min read
Maninderjit Singh Bedi has been appointed Punjab’s new Advocate General, succeeding Gurminder Singh, who resigned amid speculation over the government’s legal strategy. Bedi, a Bathinda native and a law graduate from Punjabi University, Patiala, has pledged to defend Punjab’s legal interests effectively.
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