Kin of judges, netas on list of Haryana law officers

HIGH-PROFILE APPOINTEES

CHANDIGARH: Daughters of former Union minister Sushma Swaraj and two serving judges of Punjab and Haryana high court are among 90 names announced by the Haryana government on Friday for appointment as law officers.

The list comes nearly five months after the Manohar Lal Khattar government took over the reins of the state for the second time in October last.

A total of 30 additional advocates general, 30 deputy advocates general and 30 assistant advocates general have been appointed.

An additional AG gets a salary of ₹1.8 lakh and ₹25,000 retainership per month, while a deputy AG gets ₹1.28 lakh a month. The

BANSURI SWARAJ

(additional advocate general), daughter of former minister for external affairs, Sushma Swaraj

TRISHANJALI SHARMA

(deputy advocate general), daughter of third senior-most judge at the Punjab and Haryana

All appointments have been made on merit. There was no political or any other kind of interference

BR Mahajan, Haryana advocate general

salary of assistant AG is ₹88,400 per month.

The appointees include Bansuri Swaraj (additional advocate general), daughter of former minister for external affairs, Sushma Swaraj; Trishanjali Sharma (deputy advocate general),

HC, justice Rajiv Sharma

RAJAT GAUTAM

(deputy advocate general), son of JJP MLA, Ram Kumar Gautam

AMBIKA SOOD

(additional advocate general), wife of Chandigarh BJP chief, Arun Sood

daughter of third seniormost judge at high court, justice Rajiv Sharma, and Deepshikha Chauhan (assistant advocate general), daughter of justice Jitendra Chauhan. Trishanjali has been retained.