Duties of Law Officers

(1) The Law Officers shall perform the following duties, namely: - (a) give advice to the State Government upon legal matters, and perform such other duties of a legal character, as may from time to time, be referred or assigned to him by the Government and the Advocate General; (b) appear and defend the State Government and/or its officers/officials or any other Statutory Authority before the High Court, Supreme Court of India, any other Court, Tribunal or authority in cases as may be assigned by any general or special order/ instruction or otherwise required by any Court or Authority;