Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Andhra Pradesh Minister Pledges Cabinet Proposal on Advocates Protection Act
Advocates from across Andhra Pradesh met the state’s Law and Justice Minister, NMD Farooq.
They asked the government to put the Advocates Protection Act into effect.
They also requested stipends for eligible junior advocates and a higher age limit for the Advocates Welfare Fund.
Farooq said the proposal for the protection act had already received Finance Department approval.
He said it would be taken to the State Cabinet, preferably within 15 days.
He described this assurance as a commitment from the state government.
He also said he would tell Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu about the stipend request.
The government will examine raising the welfare fund’s age limit from 35 to 40.
Law and Justice Minister NMD Farooq said a proposal to implement the Advocates Protection Act would be placed before the State Cabinet, preferably within 15 days.
The proposal has received Finance Department approval, according to Farooq.
Advocates from Bar Associations across Andhra Pradesh submitted a memorandum after a call by the Hindu Lawyers Forum.
The delegation also sought Nyayamitra stipends for eligible junior advocates and a higher Advocates Welfare Fund age limit.
Farooq said he would raise the stipend issue with Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and consider the age-limit proposal.
- Who
- Law and Justice Minister NMD Farooq and a delegation of advocates from Bar Associations across Andhra Pradesh.
- What
- Farooq assured the advocates that the Advocates Protection Act proposal would be placed before the State Cabinet and addressed their other requests.
- When
- The proposal is to be placed before the Cabinet preferably within 15 days; the meeting with advocates lasted nearly two hours.
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh; the meeting location is not specified.
- Why
- The advocates sought implementation of the protection act, stipends for eligible junior advocates, and changes to Advocates Welfare Fund age eligibility.
- Minister
- NMD Farooq, Minister for Law and Justice
- Cabinet timeline
- Preferably within the next 15 days
- Finance Department
- The protection act proposal has received its approval, according to Farooq.
- Stipend request
- The delegation sought Nyayamitra stipends for eligible junior advocates.
- Age-limit proposal
- The government will examine raising Advocates Welfare Fund eligibility from 35 to 40 years.
- Delegation
- Advocates from various Bar Associations across Andhra Pradesh
- Meeting duration
- Nearly two hours