Dehradun, March 23 -- The Government of Uttarakhand has appointed Senior Advocate Gaurav Bhatia as Senior Additional Advocate General (Senior AAG) for the Supreme Court. Advocate Akhilesh Singh Rawat and Jagdish N have been appointed as Deputy Advocate General for the Supreme Court.

A notification has been issued on March 18, reading, 'Based on the recommendation of the Screening Committee constituted by the Government for empanelment of law officers, the Governor is pleased to approve the empanelment of advocates for representing the State of Uttarakhand before the Supreme Court, New Delhi, against the posts mentioned against their names, until further orders.'

As per the notification, Advocates Keshav Ranjan, Adarsh Chamoli, and Snehj...