https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463558 Article 165 confers constitutional status on the Advocate-General and permits the Governor to assign duties of a legal character, including appearance in proceedings where the State is interested. The Advocate-General also retains the ordinary right to practise as an advocate, and the office does not make him a Government servant. On the rules described, contempt matters were placed with the Government Advocate, but the governing provisions did not bar the Advocate-General from appearing, and the discretion under Rule 10(b) was preserved. The stated view is that a State direction to appear in defence in contempt proceedings was within the constitutional and regulatory scheme, and the contrary construction of the rules was incorrect. en-us Fri, 24 Sep 1965 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 06 Sep 2025 10:20:27 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463558 Article 165 confers constitutional status on the Advocate-General and permits the Governor to assign duties of a legal character, including appearance in proceedings where the State is interested. The Advocate-General also retains the ordinary right to practise as an advocate, and the office does not make him a Government servant. On the rules described, contempt matters were placed with the Government Advocate, but the governing provisions did not bar the Advocate-General from appearing, and the discretion under Rule 10(b) was preserved. The stated view is that a State direction to appear in defence in contempt proceedings was within the constitutional and regulatory scheme, and the contrary construction of the rules was incorrect. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 24 Sep 1965 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463558