The Office of the Advocate General of Kerala

The administration of the office of the Advocate General is attended to by the Law Department through the Law (Inspection Wing) Section.

The Advocate General for each State is appointed by the Governor under Article 165(1) of the Constitution of India. The constitutional duties assigned to the post are to give advice to the Government of the State upon such legal matters, and to perform such other legal matters, and to perform such other duties of a legal character, as may from time to time by referred or assigned to him be the Governor, and to discharge the functions conferred on him by or under the Constitution or by any other law for the time being in force.

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) and (3) of Article 165 of the Constitution, the Governor had framed the Rules Regulating the Conditions of Service, Duties, Remuneration, etc. of the Advocate General and Additional Advocate General, Kerala*, issued in Notification No.LD(A) 1-3006/56/Law, dated 1st November, 1956.

The Office of the Advocate General of Kerala is at Ernakulam.

The present Advocate General of Kerala is Sri.K.P. Dandapani

Additional Advocate General 

1.Sri. K.A. Jaleel

2.Sri. P.C Iype