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Litigation management
of all suits and cases in which the government/public or private
parties are involved, is one of the major functions of the
Ministry. For that matter, there is a Solicitor's Office under
the Law and Justice Wing. Solicitor's Office takes care of
and monitors litigations by or against of the government in
different courts of the country including the Supreme Court.
This Office is also responsible for appointment and discipline
of all Government Pleaders and Public Prosecutors. Appointment
of the Attorney General and other Attorneys in the Supreme
Court are also processed by this Office. Payment of salaries
and fees of the government law officers and disbursement of
all other expenses connected with litigation management are
made by the Solicitor's Office.
Solicitor's Office has five branches, namely:
1. Writ Branch;
2. Civil Branch;
3. Criminal Branch;
4. Administrative and Administrative
Appellate Tribunal Branch;
5. Government Pleaders and Public
Prosecutors Branch (GP/PP);
Main functions of
the above mentioned Branches:
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| Writ
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Take steps for contesting the cases pending both in High Court & Appellate Division and also keep correspondence with all the Govt. offices on behalf of the Government. |
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| Civil Branch |
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Take steps for filing
Appeal/Revision in the High Court Division and giving legal
opinion for filling appeal in the Appellate Division and doing
all the works onbehalf of the Government.
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| Criminal Branch |
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Take steps for filing
Appeal/Revision in the High Court Division and giving legal
opinion for filing appeal in the Appellate Division and doing
all the works on behalf of the Government.
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| Administrative and Administrative
Appellate Tribunal Branch |
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Taking necessary
steps to contest the cases in respect of service matters and
also giving legal opinion to file appeal, leave to appeal
and review on behalf of the Government.
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Pleaders and Public Prosecutors (GP/PP) Branch |
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Government
Pleaders:
Government Pleaders
are appointed by the government i.e. Ministry of Law and L.G.P's
in each district for a term determined by the government.
There are also Additional GP and Asst. GP's to assist the
Government Pleaders. Their main function is to look after
the civil cases for and against the government.
Public Prosecutors
Public Prosecutors are appointed by the government i.e. Ministry of Law in each district and Metropolitan Sessions Court and for a term determined by the government. There are also Addl. PP's and Asst. PP's to assist the Public Prosecutors. Their main function is to look after the criminal cases for and against the government.
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For more information about the
office of the Solicitor's Office
Contact
Solicitor
Attorney General & Solicitor Building
Bangladesh Supreme Court, Dhaka.
Phone: 88+02+7168471.
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