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🏛️ 1. Conducting Organization Government of Punjab 📑 2. Advertisement Reference No. Advt. No. GovernmentofPunjab/Rect/2022
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Department of Home Affairs and Justice Punjab Law Officer Recruitment 2022: Advertisement for the post of Law Officer in the Department of Home Affairs and Justice Punjab. Candidates are advised to read the details, and eligibility criteria mentioned below for this vacancy. The eligible candidates can submit their applications directly before 09 May 2022. Candidates can check the latest Department of Home Affairs and Justice Punjab Recruitment 2022 Law Officer Vacancy 2022 details and apply online at the https://punjab.gov.in/ recruitment 2022 page.
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Vacancy Circular No:

Department of Home Affairs and Justice Punjab invites applications for recruitment of Law Officer

Law Officer

Job Location: -, Chandigarh, New Delhi, - Chandigarh, Delhi
Last Date: 09 May 2022
Employment Type: Full Time

Number of Vacancy: 178 Posts

Department of Home Affairs and Justice
Department of Home Affairs and Justice Recruitment 2022 Details
CompanyDepartment of Home Affairs and Justice
Job RoleLaw Officer
Education RequirementN, A
Total Vacancy178 Posts
Job LocationsChandigarh, New Delhi
Experience3 - 20 years
SalaryNot Disclosed
Posted on05 May, 2022
Last Date To Apply09 May, 2022

Educational Qualification: N/A

Experience: Please refer to official document

Skills / Eligibility

In supersession to this Department's Public Notice/Advertisement dated 19.12.2019 (published on 20.12.2019) vide which applications were invited for the engagement of various categories of 42 law officers in the office of Advocate General, Punjab at Chandigarh, it is hereby informed that the said engagement process of 42 law officers has been withdrawn and fresh Applications from eligible advocates/candidates are invited for engagement as law officers in the office of Advocate General, Punjab at Chandigarh and Legal Cell, New Delhi, to defend the cases for and on behalf of State of Punjab.

1. Position: Law Officers

2. No of Posts: 178

3. Category of Law Officers to be Engaged:

  • Senior Additional Advocate General: 02
  • Additional Advocate General: 32
  • Senior Deputy Advocate General: 25
  • Deputy Advocate General: 45
  • Assistant Advocate General: 69
  • Advocate-on- Record: 05

4. Practicing as an Advocate not less than:

  • Senior Additional Advocate General: A designated Senior Advocate or altermatively an advocate having not less than 20 years of standing
  • Additional Advocate General: A designated Senior Advocate or alternatively an advocate having not less than 16 years of standing
  • Senior Deputy Advocate General: 14 Yrs
  • Deputy Advocate General: 10 yrs
  • Assistant Advocate General: 3 yrs
  • Advocate-on- Record: Nil, but having passed the Record Advocate on examination

5. Minimum annual gross income from profession in the last three years.:

  • Senior Additional Advocate General: 20,00,000/-
  • Additional Advocate General: 15,00,000/-
  • Senior Deputy Advocate General: 10,00,000/-
  • Deputy Advocate General: 7,00,000/-
  • Assistant Advocate General: 3,50,000/-
  • Advocate-on- Record: NIL

6. Eligibility:

a. 5% posts of Law Officers shall be filled up from amongst the persons who are or have been a member of the Service under the Punjab Prosecution and Litigation (Group A) Service Rules, 2002 in the rank of District Attorney or above.

b. However, the eligibility condition with regard to minimum standing as practicing Advocate and annual professional income shall not apply to applicants who retired as Judicial Officers, retired Law Officers of various departments of the Government of Punjab and retired Law Officers of the Directorate of Prosecution and Litigation, Punjab. 

c. The persons in service applying under (b) above may do so through proper channel as per their Service Rules. The persons in Service should also get a Certificate from Director, Prosecution that they have no Charge Sheet /disciplinary proceedings /criminal cases pending against them. Other provisions of The Punjab Law Officers (Engagement) Act 2017 will be applicable.

Pay Scale: INR Not Disclosed

Age Limit: As Per Rules

Selection Procedure

Selection Will be Based either Written Exam/Interview

How to Apply:

1. The applicants may apply either by sending their application (Application form can be downloaded from the website http://punjab.gov.in under "What's New Section") along with scanned copies of relevant supporting documents at e-mail ID [email protected] or send/give an application through post or in-person to the Additional Secretary to Government of Punjab, Department of Home Affairs & Justice (Judicial-1 Branch), 9th Floor, Punjab Civil Secretariat-1, Chandigarh, by 09.05.2022 (Monday) before 5.00 PM.

2. For more information, the candidates may please log on to the website of the State of Punjab i.e. http://punjab.gov.in


Important Dates:

Published on: 05 May 2022
Last date for application is: 09 May 2022

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