(1) It shall be the duty of a Law Officer,-
(a) to give advice to the State Government upon such legal matters, and to perform such other duties of a legal character, as may from time to time, be referred or assigned to him by the State Government or Advocate General;
(b) to appear and defend the State Government and/or its officers/officials or any Statutory authority before the High Court, Supreme Court of India, any other court, Tribunal or authority in cases assigned by the State Government or Advocate General by any general or special order/instruction or otherwise required by any Court or authority;
(c) to represent the State Government in any reference made by the President to the Supreme Court under Article 143 of the Constitution of India;
(d) to discharge such other functions as are conferred on a Law Officer by or under the Constitution of India or any other Law for the time being in force.
(2) The Law Officer shall not appear before any court of law against the interest of the State Government.
Head office. 11. (1) The Head office of the Law Officer shall be at Chandigarh.
(2) A Law Officer, who has been assigned cases beyond headquarter, shall with the permission of Advocate General hold the charge at that place.
Leave and other matters.
12. The leave and other matters relating to appointment of Law Officers not specifically provided in this Act shall be such, as may be prescribed.
Power to disengage.
13. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the State Government may, in consultation with or on the recommendations of the Advocate General, as the case may be, disengage or dispense with engagement of any Law Officer from his office.
Right to engage other advocates.
14. The State Government or the Advocate General with the approval of the State Government shall have the right to engage any Advocate, not having been appointed as Law Officer, to institute, prosecute or defend any particular case or class of cases on behalf of the State Government and/or its officers/officials and its instrumentalities.
Power to make rules.
15. The State Government may, by notification, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
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16. If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the State Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make provisions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as appears to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty.
Power to remove difficulties.