Two law officers of the Madras High Court have resigned from their respective posts of Additional Advocate General (AAG) and Government Pleader..Additional Advocate General, C Manishankar and Government Pleader TN Rajagopal tendered their resignations yesterday citing personal reasons..C Manishankar had originally been appointed in 2016. While new AAGs were appointed in December 2017, AAG Manishankar’s services were also retained. With Manishankar’s resignation, the number of Additional Advocates General for the Madras High Court falls to ten..TN Rajagopal had initially been tasked as the Government Pleader-in-charge in October 2017, after the then Government Pleader MK Subramanian stepped down from his post citing personal reasons. Rajagopal’s appointment as a Government Pleader was regularised in February this year..Following Rajagopal’s resignation today, advocate Jayaprakash Narayanan has assumed charge as the acting Government Pleader, until a regular Government Pleader is appointed according to the Law Officer’s appointment rules followed by the Madras High Court.
Two law officers of the Madras High Court have resigned from their respective posts of Additional Advocate General (AAG) and Government Pleader..Additional Advocate General, C Manishankar and Government Pleader TN Rajagopal tendered their resignations yesterday citing personal reasons..C Manishankar had originally been appointed in 2016. While new AAGs were appointed in December 2017, AAG Manishankar’s services were also retained. With Manishankar’s resignation, the number of Additional Advocates General for the Madras High Court falls to ten..TN Rajagopal had initially been tasked as the Government Pleader-in-charge in October 2017, after the then Government Pleader MK Subramanian stepped down from his post citing personal reasons. Rajagopal’s appointment as a Government Pleader was regularised in February this year..Following Rajagopal’s resignation today, advocate Jayaprakash Narayanan has assumed charge as the acting Government Pleader, until a regular Government Pleader is appointed according to the Law Officer’s appointment rules followed by the Madras High Court.
