Senior Advocate Pitambar Acharya has been appointed Advocate General (AG) for the State of Odisha..A notification to this effect was issued by the Law Department on July 19 pursuant to the order of Governor Raghubar Das."In pursuance of Clause (I) of the Article 165 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Odisha is pleased to appoint Pitambar Acharya, Senior Advocate, High Court of Orissa to be the Advocate General for the State of Odisha with immediate effect.".The AG’s position was lying vacant after Ashok Kumar Parija resigned on June 6 after the loss of the Biju Janta Dal (BJD) party in the State Legislative Assembly elections. Prior to the July 19 appointment of Senior Advocate Acharya, advocate Jyoti Prakash Pattnaik was serving as the AG in-charge..Acharya is a Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader who had contested against former Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik from Hinjili in 2019. He had also served as the party’s spokesperson for some time.He was designated as a senior advocate in 2011 and has also served as a standing counsel for the State Election Commission and the Odisha Legislative Assembly..[Read Notification]
Senior Advocate Pitambar Acharya has been appointed Advocate General (AG) for the State of Odisha..A notification to this effect was issued by the Law Department on July 19 pursuant to the order of Governor Raghubar Das."In pursuance of Clause (I) of the Article 165 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Odisha is pleased to appoint Pitambar Acharya, Senior Advocate, High Court of Orissa to be the Advocate General for the State of Odisha with immediate effect.".The AG’s position was lying vacant after Ashok Kumar Parija resigned on June 6 after the loss of the Biju Janta Dal (BJD) party in the State Legislative Assembly elections. Prior to the July 19 appointment of Senior Advocate Acharya, advocate Jyoti Prakash Pattnaik was serving as the AG in-charge..Acharya is a Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader who had contested against former Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik from Hinjili in 2019. He had also served as the party’s spokesperson for some time.He was designated as a senior advocate in 2011 and has also served as a standing counsel for the State Election Commission and the Odisha Legislative Assembly..[Read Notification]
