Punjab govt appointed AG Punjab; second AG in four months of AAP govt
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in
Punjab government has appointed senior advocate Vinod Ghai as Advocate General Punjab.
After the resignation of Anmol Rattan Singh as AG Punjab, senior advocate Vinod Ghai is the second advocate general, Punjab in Bhagwant Mann led AAP government
Punjab govt appointed AG Punjab; second AG in four months of AAP govt. Vinod Ghai himself had disclosed that chief minister Bhagwant Mann had called and inform him about his appointment as AG,Punjab. He said my appointment has been made of merit.
Recently, AAP’s Amritsar north MLA and former IPS officer Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh has cautioned the Bhagwant Maan government against appointing criminal lawyer Vinod Ghai as Punjab next advocate general, saying that he represented the accused in the 2015 Bargari sacrilege and Behbal Kalan firing cases, while giving interview to a Canada-based Punjabi radio channel.
“Since he has appeared in the court on behalf of the accused, he will not pursue the case on behalf of the government. As per legal ethics, he cannot see the government’s record of the case. The opposition parties are also criticising the government’s move,” Amritsar north MLA and former IPS officer Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, added
The son of noted criminal lawyer, late RS Ghai, 62-year-old Vinod Ghai is a practicing at Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh since 1989. Specialization in Criminal law. Designated Senior Advocate since 2012, He is expert in Murder Cases. Vinod Ghai has argued maximum bail applications and murder appeals in Punjab and Haryana High Court with success.
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