The Hindu·4 min read·medium
Draft Advocates Protection Bill to go to Cabinet after AG’s remarks: Farooq
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V. Raghavendra
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The Andhra Pradesh government has initiated the drafting of the Advocates’ Protection Bill, 2026, following long-standing demands from the legal community. The bill aims to provide safety and legal protection for lawyers, who have reported increasing risks when handling sensitive criminal and political cases.
Andhra Pradesh Minister for Law and Justice N.Md. Farooq said the coalition government had begun steps for the introduction of the Andhra Pradesh Advocates’ Protection Bill, 2026, and that Law Secretary Pratibha Devi had been asked to prepare the draft at the earliest.
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