Category Archives: Divisions of OAG

Saddled with the maximum workload of the office, this Division has the maximum number of lawyers. The assignment of a major chunk of legal work force to it is designed to address the OAG’s concern for freedom of those involved in a case from unjustifiable interference. Hence, the “utmost diligence” is the rule this division ...Read More »

The principal function of the Legal Services Division is to render legal services and opinions on matters of law and such other issues assigned or referred to it by the Druk Gyalpo or the Royal Government. It is also the duty of this Division to provide legal education to legal personnel, and disseminate information to ...Read More »

The Drafting and Review Division has the Drafting Section and the Review Section. It is headed by an Assistant Attorney General. The Drafting Section looks after the drafting of bills referred to it by the Royal Government for which the ministries/ agencies concerned must furnish clear policy guidelines and support to the Office for drafting ...Read More »

Initially conceived as Research & Library, the IT has now claimed its precedence over the Library and the division is now Research & IT Division. While IT gained its priority, the role of library cannot yet be sidelined as the source of information. It continues to play a vital role as a historical knowledge base. ...Read More »

The Administration and Finance Section of the OAG functions like any Administration and Finance Division of other organizations. It will be up graded to a Division as and when needed and would be headed by a Chief Administrative Officer. At the moment, the Administration Section is headed by the Assistant Human Resource Officer and the ...Read More »