Haryana Law Officers (Engagement) Act, 2016
No: 18 Dated: Sep, 14 2016
THE HARYANA LAW OFFICERS (ENGAGEMENT) ACT, 2016
An Act to provide for a system of engagement of Law Officers in the office of Advocate General in a transparent, fair and objective manner and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Haryana in the Sixty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:
1. (1) This Act inay be called the Haryana Law Officers (Engagement) Act, 2016.
(2) It shall come into force with immediate effect.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,
(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;
(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;
(c) "Law Officer" means an Advocate appointed under this Act as Law Officer in the office of Advocate General;
(d) "Selection Committee” means a committee constituted under Section 5;
(e) “State Government" means the Government of the State of Haryana,
3. (1) The Advocate General shall, from time to time make an assessment regarding Assessment of requirement of Law Officers in various categories and shall submit his recommendations to the posts. State Government for the creation, abolition or filling up of posts of Law Officers in various . categories, as the case may be.
(2) The State Government shall; having regard to the recommendations of the Advocate General, take decision for the creation, abolition or filling up of posts of Law Officers in various categories, as the case may be.
4. The State Government shall be the appointing authority for the various categories of posts Appointing under this Act.