High Court of Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur on Wednesday instructed the state government to review appointment of a Deputy Advocate General because of his criminal record.
The division bench of Chief Justice P.R. Ramchandra Menon and Justice P.P. Sahu observed that one of the Deputy Advocate Generals of the state, Rajneesh Singh Baghel, had a criminal record of thrashing a senior lawyer earlier.
Advocate General, Chhattisgarh, Satish Chandra Verma commenting on the issue said the government had already taken cognizance over the issue and soon the official would be removed from the post.