Act Number: 39

Act Name: The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987

Year: 1987

Enactment Date: 1987-10-11

Long Title: An Act to constitute legal services authorities to provide free and competent legal services to the weaker sections of the society to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disabilities, and to organise Lok Adalats to secure that the operation of the legal system promotes justice on a basis of equal opportunity.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Department of Justice

Section 11A: Taluk Legal Services Committee.
    1 [11A. Taluk Legal Services Committee.—(1) The State Authority may constitute a Committee, to be called the Taluk Legal Services Committee, for each taluk or mandal or for group of taluks or mandals.
     (2) The Committee shall consist of—
         (a) The 2 [senior-most Judicial Officer] operating within the jurisdiction of the Committee who shall be the ex officio Chairman; and
         (b) such number of other members, possessing such experience and qualifications, as may be prescribed by the State Government, to be nominated by that Government in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court.
     (3) The Committee may appoint such number of officers and other employees as may be prescribed by the State Government in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court for the efficient discharge of its functions.
     (4) The officers and other employees of the Committee shall be entitled to such salary and allowances and shall be subject to such other conditions of service as may be prescribed by the State Government in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court.
     (5) The administrative expenses of the Committee shall be defrayed out of the District Legal Aid Fund by the District Authority.
Notes:
1. Ins. by s. 9, ibid. (w.e.f. 29-10-1994).
2. Subs. by Act 37 of 2002, s. 2, for "senior Civil Judge" (w.e.f. 11-6-2002).
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