By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Senior Advocate of Orissa High Court Pitambar Acharya was on Friday appointed as the Advocate General (AG) for the State with immediate effect by Governor of Odisha Raghubar Das. Acharya will be the first AG of the BJP Government.
The Department of Law has brought a notification in this regard. “In pursuance of Clause (1) of the Article 165 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Odisha is pleased to appoint Sri Pitambar Acharya, Senior Advocate, High Court of Orissa to be the Advocate General for the State of Odisha with immediate effect,” read the notification.
He came to the limelight in 2019 for contesting against the ex Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik from the Hinjili assembly constituency as a BJP candidate. Acharya has vast experience as a High Court Advocate.
