Chandigarh: Senior Advocate D.
Patwalia has been appointed as Punjab New Advocates (AG), and he might be the great Punjab.
He has replaced senior advocate APS Deol who has submitted his resignation from the post after objections by the PPCC President Navjot Sidhu in his appointment.
Patwalia is a famous lawyer from the Punjab High Court and Haryana in constitutional matters and services.
Formal notifications regarding the appointment of Patwalia were issued by the state on Friday night.
The source said that Patwalia was chosen for this coveted position because of its proximity to the Head of the Punjab Congress Navjot Singh Sidhu.
Patwalia also represents the retired senior IPS officer Punjab Mohammad Mustafa in this case challenging the appointment of the former DGP Dinkar Gupta as the Chief of Police.
An alumni from the University of Panjab, where he completed his LLB in 1998, Patwalia was appointed as a senior advocate in 2014.
Although known for his expertise in service matters, Patwalia also dealt with criminal problems in front of the High Court and the Supreme Court.
Patwalia is the son of the former Supreme Court (SC) Judge Kuldeep Singh.
Adder Brother PS Patwalia is also a former judge of the Punjab High Court and Haryana.
When Ag from the country, he will become a senior law of the state of the Punjab and will enjoy the rank of the cabinet.
Advocate Senior Patwalia Appoints Punjab AG
