INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
violate rule of law by seeking legal opinion directly from the Attorney General, the Law Ministry has cautioned central ministries,
then Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi had urged the government to junk a rule which bars him from giving legal advice to various ministries
requested that while seeking legal advice, they should follow procedure to as to avoid illegality/impropriety on account of jurisdictional
error or procedural impropriety The law officers are also requested that in cases other than sub-judice matters, opinion/advice to central
government ministries/departments/PSUs may not be tendered without getting reference from the Law Ministry," the letter issued in March
requires law officers to give legal opinion to various central ministries and departments only when the issue is referred to them by the Law
said if every such proposal was routed through the Law Ministry, the entire work would come to a grinding halt and no urgent remedial
officers against bypassing the Law Ministry while giving legal opinions to central ministries, departments and Public Sector
