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JUDGMENT

REPORTABLE

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CIVIL APPEAL NO. 561 OF 2013

(Arising out of SLP(C) No. 17463 of 2010)

Deepak Aggarwal

…… Appellant

Vs.

Keshav Kaushik and others

…… Respondents

WITH

CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 562-567 OF 2013

(Arising out of SLP(C) Nos. 17723-17728 of 2010)

CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 568-572 OF 2013

(Arising out of SLP(C) Nos. 17793-17797 of 2010)

CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 573-578 OF 2013

(Arising out of SLP(C) Nos. 17366-17371 of 2010)

CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 579-584 OF 2013

(Arising out of SLP(C) Nos. 21344-21349 of 2010)

CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 585-590 OF 2013

(Arising out of SLP(C) Nos. 23205-23210 of 2010)

CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 591-596 OF 2013

(Arising out of SLP(C) Nos. 32273-32278 of 2011)

JUDGMENT

R.M. LODHA, J.

Leave granted. What is the meaning of the expression ‘the

service’ in Article 233(2) of the Constitution of India? What is meant by

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‘advocate’ or ‘pleader’ under Article 233(2)? Whether a District

Attorney/Additional District Attorney/Public Prosecutor/Assistant Public

Prosecutor/Assistant Advocate General, who is full time employ