Duties of Law Officer

10. (1) It shall be the duty of a Law Officer,-

1. (a) to give advice to the State Government upon such legal matters, and to perform such other duties of a legal character, as may from time to time, be referred or assigned to him by the State Government or Advocate General;
2. (b) to appear and defend the State Government and/or its officers/officials or any Statutory authority before the High Court, Supreme Court of India, any other court, Tribunal or authority in cases assigned by the State Government or Advocate General by any general or special order/instruction or otherwise required by any Court or authority;
3. (c) to represent the State Government in any reference made by the President to the Supreme Court under Article 143 of the Constitution of India;
4. (d) to discharge such other functions as are conferred on a Law Officer by or under the Constitution of India or any other Law for the time being in force.

1. (2) The Law Officer shall not appear before any court of law against the interest of the State Government.