1032 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
Dr. Ambedkar : Sir, this does not arise out of this question.
Mr. Deputy Speaker: Yes, that is so.
Shri Sarangdhar Das : Considering that Singbhum District in Bihar is a Bilingual area, will the Minister please state why the rolls are not published in Oriya Language also besides Hindi ?
Dr. Ambedkar : It is possible that that is not the regional language of the area.
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*LAWYERS IN SUPREME COURT
3233. Shrimati Durgabai : (a) Will the Minister of Law be pleased to state what is the practice followed in engaging lawyers to represent the Government of India and the State Governments in the Supreme Court?
(b) Which is the Agency under the Ministry that is entrusted with the work of engaging lawyers on behalf of Government ?
(c) Is there any panel out of which lawyers are chosen to represent Government in various cases ?
(d) What is the basis on which fees for such lawyers is fixed ?
The Minister of Law (Dr. Ambedkar): (a) The Government of India is almost always represented by the AttorneyGeneral in the Supreme Court. He is assisted by a Junior Counsel who is selected in consultation with the AttorneyGeneral and having regard to the nature and importance of the case. Similarly a State Government is usually represented by the Advocate-General of the State and he is assisted by a Junior Counsel. The instructions of the State Governments as to engagement of particular Counsel are carried out.
(b) The Government Agent who is in charge of the Central Agency Section, Ministry of Law, engages Counsel on behalf of the Government of India and those State Governments which have entrusted their work to that Section.
(c) No panel of lawyers is maintained in the Central Agency Section. The Government Agent keeps a list of Counsel
*P. D., Vol. 7, Part I, 18th April 1951, p. 3315.