Madras HC gets new Public Prosecutor, Additional Advocate General [Read Notifications]

The Tamil Nadu government has notified the appointment of Senior Advocate A Natarajan as Public Prosecutor in the Madras High Court, along with the appointment of C Emilias as an Additional Advocate General (AAG)..The office of Public Prosecutor has been lying vacant since the resignation of R Rajarathinam last year. In his place, C Emilias, then the Additional Public Prosecutor, had been appointed the Public Prosecutor in charge. Emilias has now been appointed as an AAG, bring the total number of AAGs for the Madras High Court to 11..Natarajan’s name was recommended for appointment as the Public Prosecutor by a Selection Panel following a meeting held last month. The notification dated yesterday intimates that this recommendation has now been approved by the High Court as well as the Government..Following his enrollment with the Tamil Nadu Bar Council in 1978, A Natarajan specialised in criminal cases, on the trial side as well as in the High Court. He has argued in several high profile criminal cases including the Auto Shanker case, the Udumalpet honour killing case and the sandalwood Veerapan cinema case..He has served as a member of the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry for two terms. He is also a member of the Executive Council Member of the Tamil Nadu National Law School (TNNLS), Trichy..Read Notification appointing A Natarajan as Public Prosecutor:.Read Notification appointing C Emilias as Additional Advocate General: