Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 47 · Decided 18 January 2010
State of Uttaranchal v. Balwant Singh Chaufal & Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 47 · [2010] 1 S.C.R. 678
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1134/2002
- Decided
- 18 January 2010
- Bench
- DALVEER BHANDARI, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Hearing Adjourned
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 165, 217, 226
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950: Article 165, 217 and 226 - Advocate General for the State - Eligibility - Age - HELD: It is fully settled that the Advocate General for the State can be appointed after he/she attains the age of 62 years - Similarly, the Attorney General 0 for India can attains the age of 65 years - Public Interest Litigation. Public Interest Litigation: Appointment of Advocate General for the State - E Challenged by way of writ petition before High Court on the ground that incumbent before his appointment to the post had crossed 62 years of age - HELD: The
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