The Punjab government today announced reduction in the size of its legal team to almost half its previous strength.
The government chose to appoint more experienced professionals to effectively clear the mounting pendency of the state-related legal cases in various courts, an official spokesman said here.
From the existing 215, the number of law officers has been brought down to 154, he said.
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Acting on the recommendation of Advocate General Atul Nanda, the state government decided to overhaul the legal team as per the provisions of the Punjab Law Officers (Engagement) Act, he said.
He said that of the 121 new law officers appointed, 25 are additional advocate generals, 49 assistant AGs, 30 deputy AGs and 17 senior deputy AGs.
"The move would make the state's legal department more transparent, efficacious and cost-effective," he said.
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