From Our Bureau
NEW DELHI: Senior advocate Anmol; Rattan Sidhu was on Monday appointed the new Punjab advocate general, on the resignation of Deepinder Singh Patwalia on March 11 from the post in the wake of the change of government in the state.
Punjab Chief Minister-designate Bhagwant Singh Mann has cleared Sidhu’s name for the post. He has been the President of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association for 8 terms and also the chairman of the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana as also additional solicitor general of India and additional advocate general of both the states of Punjab and Haryana.
Patwalia had taken over as AG effective November 19 last year, after his predecessor APS Deol resigned from the post. Deol was appointed AG of Punjab on September 27, 2021 after Atul Nanda resigned with the exit of Captain Amarinder Singh as Punjab Chief Minister.
Days after his appointment, Deol had tendered his resignation after Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu objected to his appointment. The former cricketer had alleged that Deol was a defence lawyer for former DGP Sumedh Singh Saini and Paramraj Singh Umaranangal, both accused in the Behbal Kalan police firing case.
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