Government appoints 2463 Advocates for handling govt cases: Law Minister

Central Government appoints/engages counsel to conduct its litigation in different courts of law. Informing this in Lok Sabha in a written reply Dr. M. Veerappa Moily said that at present, the total number of counsel appointed by the Ministry of Law and Justice is 2463. 

The Minister further informed the House that the counsels are appointed / engaged by the Government to conduct Central Government Litigations on the basis of their professional competence, standing at the Bar and their integrity. Dr. Moily said that there is no reservation for appointment of Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes as Government Counsels. Accordingly, no statistics have been maintained in this regard, the Minister informed.