D C Raina is first AG of J&K UT

Srinagar

Lieutenant Governor Girish Chander Murmu on Friday appointed D C Raina as first Advocate General of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Raina has thrice served as the State’s topmost lawyer in the past eleven years.

D C Raina

Raina was first appointed as Advocate General in 2008 after PDP withdrew support to Ghulam Nabi Azad led Congress government. Before being appointed as AG Raina has handled key departments of government as a lawyer in J&K High Court.

This was the first appointment made by LG Murmu after he was administered the oath on Thursday.

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