Srinagar: The government on Friday appointed advocate Javed Iqbal as senior Additional Advocate General.
Javed Iqbal has been practicing in the High Court of J&K, Central Administrative Tribunal and Subordinate Courts in J&K since 1990.
He had been appearing (Penal) Counsel for High Court Srinagar Wing, Counsel (w.e.f 2009-2013) for State General Administration Department, State Forest Department, State Forest Corporation, State Pollution Control Board, State Fisheries Department in the High Court.
He has also been Standing Counsel for J&K Wakf Board from 2010-2014 in High Court, appearing Counsel for J&K Bank from 2004-2005 High Court and Subordinate Courts, standing Counsel for Srinagar Development Authority from 2009-2010 upto 2014, appearing Counsel for Bajaj Alliance in flood related PIL of 2014 , appearing Counsel for Economic Reconstruction Agency.
He also conducted high profile defection case on behalf of Seven BJP MLAs in the year 2009-2010 and 2011 in High Court both at Srinagar and Jammu and also conducted Pathribal case in the High Court at Srinagar on behalf of Army.
Iqbal also conducted Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association case in the High Court at Srinagar and Subordinate Courts.
Besides him, the government also appointed Showkat Hussain Naqashbandi as additional advocate general while Ms Farah Bashir and Feroz Ahmad Sheikh were appointed deputy advocate generals and Muzaffar Kirmani, Mohammad Rais-ud-Din Ganai, Bikram Deep Singh and Sajjad Ashraf were appointed as government advocates.
According to an order issued here by department of law, justice and parliamentary affairs, Asif Ahmad Bhat’s appointment as additional advocate general has been terminated.
