Designation
01Senior Advocate
Designated under Section 16(2) of the Advocates Act, 1961, by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad on 5 November 2025.
Senior Advocate
Prashant Singh Atal
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
Enrollment No. UP5312/01 · At the Bar since 2001
Designated Senior Advocate by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad in November 2025. Member and Former Chairman of the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh. Three-time Chief Standing Counsel for the State of Uttar Pradesh. Practising across the Lucknow Bench, Prayagraj, and the Supreme Court of India at New Delhi.
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State Counsel
02Chief Standing Counsel, Uttar Pradesh
Appointed Chief Standing Counsel for the State of Uttar Pradesh at the Lucknow Bench for a third consecutive term.
Bar Council
03Member & Former Chairman
Member and Former Chairman, Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh — representing the interests of the legal fraternity of the State.
At a glance
A public record in figures.
- since 2001
- 25yrs
- as Chief Standing Counsel, UP
- 3III
- Lucknow · Prayagraj · Delhi
- 3III
- published since 2016
- 10X
- by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
- 2025—
At the Bar
Consecutive terms
Cities of practice
Authored titles
Designated Senior
All figures verifiable from the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh register and the Gazette notification dated 5 November 2025.
At the Bar since 2001
A professional record is made of questions asked, hours spent, and positions taken. It is not made of superlatives. This website sets out that record — the chambers, the jurisdictions, the writings, the institutional offices held — and nothing more.
Public Record
A record of over two decades at the Bar.
At the Bar · since 2001
Enrolled with the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh in the year 2001, Senior Advocate Prashant Singh Atal has appeared before the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad at both its Prayagraj and Lucknow seats, as well as before the Supreme Court of India.
In the course of his practice he has represented the Government of India as a Senior Counsel, served the State of Uttar Pradesh as Chief Standing Counsel across three successive tenures, and held the office of Chairman of the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh.
Areas of Practice
Appearances across constitutional and statutory jurisdictions.
I
Constitutional Law
Writ proceedings under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India before the High Court, and Articles 32 and 136 before the Supreme Court.
II
Service & Administrative Law
Matters concerning government service, disciplinary proceedings, and administrative tribunals.
III
Criminal Law
Matters before the High Court, including writ jurisdiction, revisions, and appeals.
IV
Civil & Commercial Litigation
Civil appeals, revisions, and original proceedings before the High Court.
V
Government & State Matters
Matters involving the State of Uttar Pradesh and the Union of India.
VI
Public Interest Litigation
Petitions raising questions of public importance under Article 226.
Authored Works
A shelf of writings on constitutional and statutory law.
Writ Jurisdiction Under the Indian Constitution
2026 · Aspirence Press
The Chief Standing Counsel
2024 · Eastern Book Company
Service Law in Uttar Pradesh
2023 · Aspirence Press
Constitutional Litigation
2022 · Universal Law Publishing
Election Petitions and the Rule of Law
2021 · Aspirence Press
The Advocate and the Bench
2020 · Eastern Book Company
Criminal Writs
2019 · LexisNexis India
Land & Revenue Law in Uttar Pradesh
2018 · Aspirence Press
Studies in Constitutional Law
2016 · Eastern Book Company
From the writings
“The authority of the High Courts and the Supreme Court to review legislative and executive action is the bedrock of constitutional government in India — but authority, like any other instrument, is most useful when it is used least.”
Honours & Recognitions
Institutional recognitions.
Offices, designations, and institutional recognitions conferred over the course of practice. Listed chronologically.
- 2025
Designated Senior Advocate— High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
Designated under Section 16(2) of the Advocates Act, 1961, on 5 November 2025 — among twenty-seven advocates designated at the Lucknow Bench in a batch of ninety.
- Three terms
Chief Standing Counsel— State of Uttar Pradesh · Lucknow Bench
Appointed Chief Standing Counsel for the State of Uttar Pradesh; reappointed for successive terms culminating in a third consecutive tenure.
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Chairman— Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh
Elected Member, and subsequently Chairman, of the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh — the statutory regulator of the legal profession in the State.
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Senior Counsel— Government of India
Appointed to represent the Union of India in matters before the High Court and the Supreme Court.
- —
Felicitation— Forum for Law & Justice
Recognised by the Forum for Law & Justice for contributions to the practice of public-law litigation in Uttar Pradesh.
Chambers
Three cities. A single practice.
Professional correspondence may be directed to any of the three addresses below, or to the email on the Contact page.
Principal Office
Lucknow
Office
1/8, Vastu Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow – 226 010
High Court Chamber
C-408, C-131, High Court, Lucknow
Principal working address. Appearances at the Lucknow Bench of the High Court.
Bench Office
Prayagraj
Office
B-66, Patrakar Colony, Ashok Nagar, Prayagraj – 211 001
Appearances at the Principal Seat of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad.
Supreme Court Access
New Delhi
Office
A-394, Lower Ground Floor, Defence Colony, New Delhi – 110 024
Appearances before the Supreme Court of India and matters requiring presence in the National Capital.
Office hours · Monday to Saturday · 10:00 – 17:00 IST (Lucknow)