Preparation in depth
Every matter is briefed on the basis of the full record. Cases are not argued from summaries; they are argued from the record itself, read and indexed in the chambers, with authorities traced to source.
Public Record
Senior Advocate · Bar Council Chairman · Legal Cell Convenor.
- Enrollment
- UP5312/01
- Bar since
- 2001
- Designated
- 5 November 2025
- Seat
- Lucknow · Prayagraj · New Delhi
Twenty-five years at the Bar of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad — with a focused original-side practice, a public-law brief across constitutional, criminal, and service jurisdictions, and institutional offices in the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh and the Union Government.
Sh. Prashant Singh Atal has been practising before the Hon'ble High Court of Judicature at Allahabad at its Lucknow Bench since 2001, and has been designated a Senior Advocate by that Court on 5 November 2025. He is a Member and Former Chairman of the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh, and serves as the State Convenor of the Legal Cell of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttar Pradesh.
Alongside litigation, the chamber provides solicitor services, with a focused engagement in original-side matters — particularly in the domain of criminal law. The practice extends to drafting pleadings and furnishing comprehensive written legal opinions across Constitutional Law, Criminal Law (including proceedings under the U.P. Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act and the National Security Act), Service Law, Labour Law, Electricity and Energy Law, Excise and Customs, and a broad range of contractual and civil disputes.
He has filed and argued over ten thousand writ petitions before the Hon'ble High Court at its Lucknow Bench, and has appeared before the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India and various High Courts across the country. Over the course of the practice he has worked alongside, and assisted, several eminent Senior Advocates of the Supreme Court and the Allahabad High Court.
His institutional engagements include an eleven-year term as Senior Legal Counsel to the Union of India and a continuing role as Special Counsel to the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited. He has served as Vice President and Joint Secretary of the Awadh Bar Association, and as Legal Expert to the Irrigation and Water Resource Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh.
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.
Professional journey
A timeline of institutional recognitions.
2001
Enrolment at the Bar
Enrolled with the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh on 1 July 2001 (Enrollment No. UP5312/01). Commenced independent practice at the Lucknow Bench of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad.
2009
Joint Secretary, Awadh Bar Association
Elected Joint Secretary of the Awadh Bar Association (2009 – 2010).
2013
Vice President, Awadh Bar Association
Elected Vice President of the Awadh Bar Association (2013 – 2014).
2015
Senior Legal Counsel, Union of India
Appointed Senior Legal Counsel to the Union of India before the Hon'ble High Court and the Supreme Court — a continuing engagement spanning more than a decade.
2017
State Convenor, BJP Legal Cell (U.P.)
Appointed State Convenor of the Legal Cell of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttar Pradesh.
2018
Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh
Elected Co-Chairman and subsequently Chairman (2019 – 2020) of the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh, the statutory regulator of the legal profession in the State.
2018
Special Counsel, Power Grid Corporation of India
Retained as Special Counsel to Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, a Central Public Sector Undertaking.
2019
Legal Expert, Irrigation & Water Resources (U.P.)
Designated Legal Expert to the Irrigation and Water Resource Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh.
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Chief Standing Counsel, Uttar Pradesh
Appointed Chief Standing Counsel for the State of Uttar Pradesh at the Lucknow Bench; reappointed for successive terms, culminating in a third consecutive tenure.
2025
Senior Advocate
Designated Senior Advocate by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad on 5 November 2025 under Section 16(2) of the Advocates Act, 1961.
Professional approach
A method of work.
The chamber's work is organised around three habits: preparation in depth, respect for the Bench, and discretion with the client. Each is described below.
Respect for the Bench
The advocate's first duty is to the Court. Submissions are made on what the law permits, not on what the advocate wishes it did. Difficult authorities are disclosed, not hidden.
Discretion with the client
What is said to the chamber stays in the chamber. No case is ever discussed in public. No result is claimed on behalf of a client who has not given written permission to do so.
Areas of practice
Jurisdictional footprint.
Matters argued across constitutional, revenue, and statutory jurisdictions — in principal as well as advisory capacity.
- 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.
- VII
Election Law
Election petitions and related writ proceedings.
- VIII
Land & Revenue Law
Appeals and references under the U.P. Revenue Code and allied statutes.
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.
- —
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.
Institutional roles
Offices held.
Senior Advocate
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
Nov 2025 –
Chief Standing Counsel
State of Uttar Pradesh · Lucknow Bench
Three consecutive terms
Member & Former Chairman
Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh
Since Jan 2018 · Chairman 2019 – 2020
Senior Legal Counsel
Union of India
Since Jan 2015
State Convenor
Bharatiya Janata Party · U.P. Legal Cell
Since Jun 2017
Special Counsel
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited
Since Jan 2018
Legal Expert
Irrigation & Water Resource Department, Govt. of U.P.
Since Jan 2019
Founding Advocate
Chambers of Sh. Prashant Singh Atal
Since Jul 2001
Vice President (former)
Awadh Bar Association
2013 – 2014
Joint Secretary (former)
Awadh Bar Association
2009 – 2010
Education
Academic record.
LL.B.
University of Lucknow
Selected writings