The Law and Legal Affairs Department, Government of Rajasthan has issued a circular deprecating the practice followed by the Additional Advocate General (AAG,), of putting an appearance by the Junior Advocate/ Assistant Counsel on their behalf before the Hon'ble Court.

The circular was issued to ensure that the Additional Advocate General shall appear personally in all matters assigned to them, lest there exist compelling reasons and any lapse in this regard shall be viewed seriously and attract appropriate action.

The Circular also stated that "It has come into knowledge, more than often that in a large number of cases assigned to Additional Advocate General, the Junior advocates/assistant counsels are putting their appearance on behalf of the Additional Advocate General. A number of Departments have also expressed its displeasure regarding the practice, so prevailing. It is needless to emphasize that the Additional Advocate General are appointed in important matters wherein the interest whether administrative to financial of the State, are at stake and an expectation necessarily follows that the interest of the State shall be defended in an effective manner and the litigation is in safe hands and experienced hands but the prevailing practice mentioned above has given a severe blow to the belief of the State, as litigant.

The circular has been addressed to all the Additional Advocate General of the Government of Rajasthan appointed in the Supreme Court and high Court.