August 06, 2011 05:07 pm | Updated 05:07 pm IST - Bangalore
A file picture of senior legal luminary B.V. Acharya. Photo: K. Bhagya Prakash.
Senior counsel B V Acharya was appointed the new Advocate General of Karnataka on Saturday, officials said here.
Hailing from Belpur village in Udupi taluk in Dakshina Kannada district, 77-year-old Mr. Acharya will be occupying the post for the fifth time, they said.
A veteran with 54 years of experience as a lawyer, he is also a member of the Law Commission of India.
Mr. Acharya is the first person to be honoured with this membership from the State.
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