Chandigarh, Jan. 22 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) filed challenging appointment of Haryana advocate general Pravindra Chauhan.

Chauhan was appointed top law officer of the state in December 2024. One Pradeep Singh had challenged the appointment in 2025 arguing that he does not satisfy the eligibility and propriety required for holding the office of a judge of a high court and, therefore, cannot be permitted to hold the office of AG.

"A bare perusal of Article 165 of the Constitution reveals that a person who is qualified to be appointed as a judge of a high court is eligible to be appointed as advocate general of the state concerned," the bench of chief justice Sheel Nagu and justi...