Supreme Court of India
M.T. Khan and Ors. v. Government of Andhra Pradesh and Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that the impugned Government orders need not be set aside.
Judgment, page 9
From the headnote
Constitution of India, 1950; Articles 162, 165 and 367: Appointment of Additional Advocate Generals by the State-Challenge to-Writ Petition dismissed by High Court holding that having regard to Article 367 of the Constitution and Section 13 of the General Clauses Act, the provisions for appointment of an Advocate General in singular would include plural-It cannot be presumed that Additional Advocate General/Generals so appoi111ed would pe1:form Constitutional functions-On appeal, Held: State, in exercise of its executive power, is competent to appoint as many Lauyers of its choice as it
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Where later benches applied it
- 2021 Indian School, Jodhpur & Anr. v. State of Rajasthan & Ors.
- 2021 Parmar Samantsinh Umedsinh and Others v. State of Gujarat & Ors.
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