For Chandigarh & Legal Cell, New Delhi
🔹 Application Deadline: 25th April 2025, before 5:00 PM
🔹 Mode of Application: By Post or In Person
🔹 Official Website: https://punjab.gov.in/
🔹 Official Notification (PDF): Click here to view/download
📌 Vacancy Details & Eligibility Criteria
Post | Exp. Required | Min. Income (GEN) | Min. Income (SC) | Total Posts | SC Posts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Senior Additional Advocate General | 20 yrs / Designated Sr. Advocate | ₹20,00,000 | N/A | 24 | 0 |
Additional Advocate General | 16 yrs / Designated Sr. Advocate | ₹15,00,000 | ₹7,50,000 | 32 | 4 |
Senior Deputy Advocate General | 14 yrs | ₹10,00,000 | ₹5,00,000 | 9 | 5 |
Deputy Advocate General | 10 yrs | ₹7,00,000 | ₹3,50,000 | 33 | 3 |
Assistant Advocate General | 3 yrs | ₹3,50,000 | ₹1,75,000 | 41 | 23 |
Advocate-on-Record | Passed AoR Exam | Nil | Nil | 3 | 0 |
📝 Note: Posts may increase or decrease at the discretion of the Government.
⚖️ Special Eligibility Clauses
- 5% Reservation for members of Punjab Prosecution & Litigation (Group A) services.
- No income or experience requirement for:
- Retired Judicial Officers
- Retired Law Officers from Punjab Govt. departments
- Retired Law Officers from the Directorate of Prosecution & Litigation, Punjab
📄 Application Process
📌 Download Application Form from: https://punjab.gov.in/ → “What’s New” section
📩 Submit to:
Under Secretary to Govt. of Punjab
Department of Justice
Room No. 4, 8th Floor
Punjab Civil Secretariat-1, Chandigarh – by 25.04.2025 before 5:00 PM
📋 Documents to Attach
- Detailed CV with passport-sized photo
- Covering Letter – Mention office preference (Chandigarh or Delhi)
- Category/Post Applied For
- Bar Council Certificate (Sanad)
- Income Tax Returns (ITR) for FY 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
- With Computation of Income (CA-stamped)
- Separate CA Certificate in prescribed format
- Proof of Service/Retirement if applying under exemptions
- Certificate from Director, Prosecution (if in service) stating no pending charges/cases
⚠️ Important Conditions
- Purely contractual engagement
- No claim for regularization
- Incomplete or false applications will be rejected
- Subject to Punjab Law Officers (Engagement) Act, 2017