The Government of Tamil Nadu has notified the appointment of Advocate Balaji Srinivasan as an Additional Advocate General for the State..As per the notification dated December 6, Srinivasan has been tasked to appear for Tamil Nadu in its cases before the Supreme Court of India. It states,.“In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 165 and Article 162 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby appoints Thiru Balaji Srinivasan, Advocate, to be the Additional Advocate General-IX of Tamil Nadu. .The Additional Advocate General-IX of Tamil Nadu will look after the cases pertaining to the State of Tamil Nadu before the Supreme Court of India, New Delhi.“.Srinivasan is an Advocate on Record at the Supreme Court. Prior to shifting his practice to the Supreme Court, he has practiced in Bangalore courts. He has also previously served as standing counsel for the state of Nagaland..He has appeared before various tribunals, including the National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission and the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, as well..Among the high profile cases in which he has appeared are the Nithyananda rape case, the 2011 Black Money case and Triple Talaq case..With his addition, the number of AAGs for the Tamil nadu becomes eleven again. In October, C Emilias was appointed as the eleventh AAG for Tamil Nadu. However, last month, AAG C Manishankar resigned from his post citing personal reasons, bringing the number down to ten AAGs..Read the GO appointing AAG Balaji Srinivasan:
The Government of Tamil Nadu has notified the appointment of Advocate Balaji Srinivasan as an Additional Advocate General for the State..As per the notification dated December 6, Srinivasan has been tasked to appear for Tamil Nadu in its cases before the Supreme Court of India. It states,.“In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 165 and Article 162 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby appoints Thiru Balaji Srinivasan, Advocate, to be the Additional Advocate General-IX of Tamil Nadu. .The Additional Advocate General-IX of Tamil Nadu will look after the cases pertaining to the State of Tamil Nadu before the Supreme Court of India, New Delhi.“.Srinivasan is an Advocate on Record at the Supreme Court. Prior to shifting his practice to the Supreme Court, he has practiced in Bangalore courts. He has also previously served as standing counsel for the state of Nagaland..He has appeared before various tribunals, including the National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission and the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, as well..Among the high profile cases in which he has appeared are the Nithyananda rape case, the 2011 Black Money case and Triple Talaq case..With his addition, the number of AAGs for the Tamil nadu becomes eleven again. In October, C Emilias was appointed as the eleventh AAG for Tamil Nadu. However, last month, AAG C Manishankar resigned from his post citing personal reasons, bringing the number down to ten AAGs..Read the GO appointing AAG Balaji Srinivasan:
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