Senior Advocate Birendra Saraf To Be Maharashtra's New Advocate General

Senior Advocate Dr Birendra Saraf is set to become the next Advocate General of the Maharashtra Government and a notification in this regard is likely to be issued soon.

The CM Eknath Shinde-led Cabinet has approved Saraf's name according to officers in the meeting, however, an official notification by the Governor is awaited.

Earlier, the cabinet accepted the resignation of outgoing AG Ashutosh Arvind Kumbhakoni. Kumbhakoni had served as AG through three successive governments and tendered his resignation on June 30, 2022 after the Uddhav Thackeray-led government lost the majority.

According to Article 165 (3) of the Constitution of India, the Advocate General holds office during the pleasure of the Governor, and shall receive such remuneration as the Governor may determine.

Dr. Birendra Saraf is a Senior Advocate and has been practising in the Bombay High Court for the past 25 years. He graduated from Government Law College, Mumbai and having topped Mumbai University in all three years of Law graduation, he was conferred a Ph.D. for his research on the subject- "Judicial Intervention in Arbitrations in India".

Dr. Saraf practices in diverse subjects including proceedings relating to Town Planning, Writ Petitions relating to enforcement of fundamental rights, Civil disputes, Alternate Dispute Redressal under the Arbitration Act, Commercial laws, Intellectual property laws and Property laws.

Over the years he has appeared in a plenitude of cases of public importance involving complex questions of law. Dr. Saraf has also acted as an arbitrator, mediator and conciliator. He has represented various public sector undertakings and statutory bodies in several matters.

Presently he serves as the secretary of Bombay Bar Association, being one of the oldest Bar Associations in the country.