Senior advocate Surojit Nath Mitra was appointed as the advocate general of West Bengal on Friday, according to an official notification.

The notification issued by the state judicial department said the governor has appointed Mitra as the state’s top law officer under Clause (1) of Article 165 of the Constitution.

The appointment takes effect from Friday afternoon itself, it added.

The development came following Kishore Datta’s resignation as the advocate general of West Bengal, a day after the Assembly poll results were declared.

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