The Tamil Nadu government has appointed 31 Special Government Pleaders, 48 Additional Government Pleaders, 64 Government Advocates (civil side) and 25 Government Advocates (criminal side) to represent it before the Madras High Court and the Madurai Bench of the HC.
In the notification, applications were invited from the eligible advocates for the post of Special Government Pleader in the High Court of Madras and its Bench at Madurai.
After receipt of the applications, the due procedure was followed and the Selection Committee in its meeting held on October 07, 2021, on cónsideration of the eligibility criteria fixed for the Law Officers of High Court of Madras and its Bench at Madurai (Appointment) Rules, 2017 has recommended to appoint certain advocates as Special Government Pleader in the High Court of Madras and its Bench at Madurai.
The Government after due verification appointed the following advocates as Special Government Pleaders in the High Court of Madras and its Bench at Madurai.
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According to a Government Order, advocates T. Chandrasekaran, A. Edwin Prabakar, R. Anitha, D. Ravichander, Yogesh Kannadasan, G. Nanmaran, P. Subbaraj and A.K. Manickam and 23 others would serve as Special Government Pleaders.
Similarly, another Government Order issued for the appointment of Additional Government Pleaders stated that advocates J.C. Durairaj, Richardson Wilson, B. Vijay, S. John J. Rajah Singh and C. Harsha Raj, B. Saravanan, A. Kannan and D. Sadiq Raja and 40 others would hold the post.