The government is going to recruit law officers in Haryana. This appointment will be done in Haryana Advocate General Office (AG). For the appointment of these 100 law officers, applications have been sought by issuing advertisement in January itself. Now the Haryana government has constituted a selection committee under the chairmanship of Advocate General. This selection committee will select law officers from the applicants.
In the committee constituted under the chairmanship of Advocate General Parvinder Singh Chauhan, Home Secretary Dr. Maniram Sharma has been nominated as a member by Dr. Sumita Mishra, Additional Chief Secretary of Home Department.
Apart from this, Haryana’s Legal Advisor (LR) Ritu Garg has been made a member of the committee. Retired Judge Justice Darshan Singh and Justice HS Bhalla have been made eminent legal professional members in the selection committee.
20 additional advocates general will be appointed
Among the 10 law officers to be appointed in Haryana, 20 additional advocates general, 20 senior deputy advocate general, 30 deputy advocate general and 30 assistant advocate general, i.e. a total of 100 law officers are to be appointed in the Advocate General Office. Advertisements were sought on January 31, 2025, but this selection process was not completed.
AG had written a letter to the government for appointment
Haryana Advocate General had written a semi-official letter to the government on April 1. On the basis of which the Haryana government has constituted a selection committee under the chairmanship of the Advocate General. Now this selection process will be completed soon.
Controversy going on in HC regarding reservation in law officers
Not giving reservation to any class including Divyang, SC and BC in the appointment of law officers in Haryana Advocate General Office was challenged in the High Court. On this petition, the Punjab-Haryana High Court has ordered the Haryana government to file a reply.
While filing the petition, Mohit Garg told the High Court that the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment of the Government of India had decided to identify posts for disabled people by issuing a notification on January 4, 2021.
The Haryana and Punjab governments have accepted this, but the benefit of 4 percent reservation for the disabled is not being released.
