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 28: Power of State Government to make rules.
    (1) The State Government in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court may, by notification, make rules to carry out the provisions of this Act.
     (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—
         (a) the number, experience and qualifications of other members of the State Authority under clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 6;
         (b) the powers and functions of the Member-Secretary of the State Authority under sub-section (3) of section 6;
         (c) the terms of office and other conditions relating thereto, of members and Member-Secretary of the State Authority under sub-section (4) of section 6;
         (d) the number of officers and other employees of the State Authority under sub-section (5) of section 6;
         (e) the conditions of service and the salary and allowances of officers and other employees of the State Authority under sub-section (6) of section 6;
         (f) the experience and qualifications of Secretary of the High Court Legal Services Committee under sub-section (3) of section 8A;
         (g) the number of officers and other employees of the High Court Legal Services Committee under sub-section (5) of section 8A and the conditions of service and the salary and allowances payable to them under sub-section (6) of that section;
         (h) the number, experience and qualifications of members of the District Authority under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 9;
         (i) the number of officers and other employees of the District Authority under sub-section (5) of section 9;
         (j) the conditions of service and the salary and allowances of the officers and other employees of the District Authority under sub-section (6) of section 9;
         (k) the number, experience and qualifications of members of the Taluk Legal Services Committee under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 11A;
         (l) the number of officers and other employees of the Taluk Legal Services Committee under sub-section (3) of section 11A;
         (m) the conditions of service and the salary and allowances of officers and other employees of the Taluk Legal Services Committee under sub-section (4) of section 11A;
         (n) the upper limit of annual income of a person entitling him to legal services under clause (h) of section 12, if the case is before a court, other than the Supreme Court;
         (o) the experience and qualifications of other persons of the Lok Adalats other than referred to in sub-section (4) of section 19;
         (p) any other matter which is to be, or may be, prescribed.
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