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Subject: Engagement/ appointment of Government Counsel from the
panel of Union of India for defending Court cases where union
of India is also a party along with an Autonomous Body - reg,

Please find enclosed a copy of Prasar Bharati Sectt.'s letter

No.3l2/2018-LC dated 26.t7.2018 forwarding therewith a copy of
Ministry of I&B's letter No.A-50013/4312017-BAP dated 13,11,2018 on
the above mentioned subject for information and necessary action at
your end.

Encl: As above.

(Ramesh Kumar Negi)

Dy. Director (Admn,)
For Director General
Phone No.011-23421063

1. All Officers / Sections including P&D Unit, SSW-II,CCW and

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 Prasar Bhrara-ti Secre lariat
Frasar Bharati House, Copernicus Marg, New Delhi - 110001

F.No. 3 l2 l20 18-LC Dated the, Zdl\ November , 2018

To

1. DG:DD, Doordarshan Bhawan, New Delhi

\A DG:AIR, Akashvani Bhawan, New Delhi
3. DG: News
4. DG:NSD
5. Head.NABM

Subject: - Engaqement/appointment of Government Counsel from the

union of India is also a partv along with an Autonomous
Body - regarding
'Sir/Madam,

Please find enclosed the copy of MIB letter No.F.No.A-

50013/43 l2Ol7-BhP dated 13t1' November,2OIS (Copy enclosed) and
Judicial Section ,Dlo Legal Affairs OM No.J-I2Ol2l2l2OI7- Judicial dated
30.06.20l7(Copy enclosed) on the subjected cited above.

2. You are, therefore requested to take necessary action accordingly as

per guidelines issued by Ministry of Law & Justice.

Encl:- As above. -,,.\'

 XMMEDAIAT'E
COURT N4,{T'TE{'{
F'.No. 4-5001 017-BAP
Governrnent of India
Ministu'y of Inforrnation ared Broadcasting

New Delhi

Dated: 13th November, 20X8

Shri Shashi S. Vempati,

Chief Executive Officer,
Prasar Bharati Secretariat,
Tower-C, Doordarshan Bhawarl
Copernicus Marg, New Delhi-110001 rA')
Sub: Engagement/appointment of Government.counsel from the phnel of Union
of India for defending Court cases where Union of India is also a party along
$ with in Ruionomous Body-reg.
b11"

I am dilected to refer to Judicial section, D / o Legal Affairs oM No.J-

L2012/2/2017-]udicial dated 30.06.2017 (.opy enclosed) on the subject cited above
anci to say that D/o LA has advised that the cases w
p_ulty along with an autonomous body, should be def
yas of Lrdia before any Court panel
Counsel engaged by the Department of Legal Affairs.

Prasar Bhalati is requested to take necessary action in all the CAT/court

cases where union of India is also apatty, as per advice of D/o
LA.
Y

Encl: As above.

_'Al Sin )

rv" Under Secretary to the Government of India

TeI. No.- 011-23i38 3646
Copy to:

shri F' sheheryar, Director Genelal: AIR, Akashwani Bhawan, sansad

Marg, New Di:1hi-110001.
11. smt. supriya sahu, Director General: DD, Doordarshan Bhawan.
vl Copernicus Marg, New Delhi-110001
n',.'.,^ Yb4i,, u,. DS(BAp-rr) / DS(BAE)/ us(BAp_rDl us(BAE)
F. No. J-120121212017-Judiciat Dated, 29.06.2017
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Copy to:

1. pS to MLJ/pS to MSLJ/PS to,Law Secretary/PS to Legislative Secretary/PS to all

Addl. Secretaries and Joint Secretaries of Department of Legal Affairs'
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L. All tlre Additional SolicitorrGeneral in various High Courts
All the Assistant SolicitoreGeneral in various High Courts.
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a. The Incharge of all tl.re Branch Secretariats at Mumbai/Kolkata/Chennai/Bengaluru.
5. The lncharge, CentralAgency Section, Supreme Court Compound, New
Delhi'
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Tl-re Incharge Litigation (High Court/CAT) Section, New Delhi'
7 Tlre Incharge Litigation (Lower Court) Section, Dellri.
B. All 1re Sr. CCSCs for various CAT Benches except at New Delhi.
q All the Sr. cGSCs for various AFT, Benches except at New Delhi.
'10 One copy to be uploaded on official website of this Department i.e'
raryvw.leqalaffairs.qov.in in the tab "Judicial Section" for general information of all
concerned i

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(D. Srlnivas)
Section Officer (Judicial)
Tel. 011-23384945
Email: Judicial-dla@nic.in

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 F. No. J-120121212A17-Judicial
Government of lndla
Ministry of Law & Justice
Department of Legal'Affairs
Judicial Section

Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi

Daie 29'n June,2017
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OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub; For engagentent / appointntent of Government counsel front the panel of

IJnion of tndia for defending Court cases where lJnion of lndia is a/so a
party alongwith an Autononlous Body.
-l-he
undersigned is directed to state that it has come tb notice of this
Department that in a number of cases before Tribunals and Courts, where Union of
India and autonomous bodies are the main contestant pa$es, the Counsel appearing
on belralf of autonomous bodies a irit. This has
d oanel Counsel

2. Apart from the above, Ministry of Law & Justice has received complalnts
against the Counsel representing autonomous bodies that m nol

3. lt is also peftinent to mention here that most of the autonomous bodles are not
only funded by Government of lndia but also qoverned -b-v-,,various rules and
regulations of They are also cooperative with the
Government of I s policy decisions. Any adverse decision
of the courts impacts the p'-q rlz nf tho ,.,-,-ill as
rnmo^t r- ,^,^ll aa sct
weil ils an| nr
ur'lncl
and also imposes huge financ_i-A|"lnpli-c-a!!ons on the G_911_eg19,nt_*.'- .-
4. In light of the above, all the Ministries/ Departments are advised to issure
instructions to the autonomous bodies under their administrative control that the cases
wlrere Union of India is also a parly along wlth an auton be

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This issues with ihe approval of competent authority.

(R K Srivastava)
Deputy Legal Adviser

All the Ministries / Deparlments of Govt. of lndia

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