LEGAL ADVICE AND OPINION
A reference to the Law Department for legal opinion on any specified legal point may be made by any Department of the Secretariat. Such advice may be sought on the following matters:
(a) interpretation of Statutes, statutory rules, bye-laws, orders, deeds
(b) cases in which disputes have arisen or likely to arise between Government and other persons or action in a Court of Law is threatened against Government
(c) cases where sanction of Government has been sought for prosecuting Government servants.
(d) matters relating to disciplinary proceedings
(e) appeals from acquittals and filings of appeals where interests of Government are involved
(f) guiding and co-ordinating the work in connection with the prosecution of Government cases and defence of cases filed against Government and scrutiny of Statement of Facts
(g) cases where the legal opinion of the Advocate General has to be obtained.
(h) Interpretation of judgments, orders etc. of Courts.

The Law Department thus functions as an advisory department to the Government.