Bhubaneswar : Senior advocate of Odisha high court Pitambar Acharya has been appointed as the new advocate general of Odisha.

The governor of Odisha Raghubar Das has appointed Pitambar Acharya as the advocate general with immediate effect.

Acharya has rich legal experience of over three decades as an practising advocate of Odisha high court. He is an expert on constitutional law.