Odisha Govt appoints Ashok Parija Advocate General

Surjit Kumar Dhal, Bhubaneswar, June 25: Odisha Government has appointed senior advocate and former Chairman of Bar Council of India Ashok Parija as the new Advocate General of Odisha.

He will replace Surya Prasad Mishra.

Parija, notably, was Chairman of the Bar Council of India in July 2011

Born in 1961, Parija was enrolled as an advocate in the Bar Council of Orissa at the age of 23.

He started his career under former Advocate- General of Odisha Bijoy K Mahanti.