Jaju Babu is the new Advocate General of Kerala, Asaf Ali appointed Director General of Prosecution
K. Jaju Babu and T. Asaf Ali have been appointed as the Advocate General and Director General of Prosecution for the Kerala government. These appointments were made during the first Cabinet meeting of the United Democratic Front government led by Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan. Both appointees have extensive legal backgrounds and have previously handled significant cases in Kerala.
- ▪K. Jaju Babu was appointed as the Advocate General of Kerala.
- ▪T. Asaf Ali was appointed as the Director General of Prosecution.
- ▪Both appointments were made during the first Cabinet meeting of the UDF government led by Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan.
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Senior lawyers K. Jaju Babu and T. Asaf Ali were appointed as the Advocate General and the Director General of Prosecution (DGP), respectively, of the Kerala government on Monday.The appointments were made at the first Cabinet meeting of the United Democratic Front (UDF) government led by Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan.Mr. Babu, who was designated as Senior Advocate of the Kerala High Court in 2013, was earlier the legal advisor to the Governor of Kerala. He had also served as the counsel for the Chancellor of Universities in Kerala for 15 years, and represented several government agencies before the High Court. T. Asaf Ali, Director General of Prosecution, Kerala. Mr. Ali had earlier served as the DGP during the tenure of the Oommen Chandy government.Mr.
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