This notification, S.O. 5847(E), issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice, Department of Justice, National Legal Services Authority on November 27, 2018, announces the nomination of Mr. Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri, Judge, Supreme Court of India, as the Chairman of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee, effective November 30, 2018. This action is taken in exercise of powers conferred by Section 3A of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, read with Rule 10 of the National Legal Services Authority Rules, 1995. The notification also amends the earlier Notification No. S.O. 115(E) dated February 9, 2000, by substituting the entry for the Chairman of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee with "MR. JUSTICE ARJAN KUMAR SIKRI, CHAIRMAN, Judge, Supreme Court of India." The Member Secretary is Alok Agarwal, and the file number is F. No. 6/195/NALSA. The original notification regarding the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee was published on February 9, 2000, and has been subsequently amended on multiple occasions as listed in the footnote.
Key Entities Referenced
National Legal Services Authority: A statutory body constituted under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 to provide free legal services to the weaker sections of the society.
Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987: An act of the Parliament of India to constitute legal services authorities to provide free and competent legal services to the weaker sections of the society.
National Legal Services Authority Rules, 1995: Rules pertaining to the functioning and administration of the National Legal Services Authority.
Supreme Court of India: The highest judicial court and final court of appeal under the Constitution of India.
Arjan Kumar Sikri: Judge, Supreme Court of India, nominated as Chairman of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee.
Supreme Court Legal Services Committee: A committee constituted to provide legal services within the Supreme Court of India.
New Delhi, Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
Alok Agarwal: Member Secretary of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee
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6878 GI/2018 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
(Department of Justice)
(NATIONAL LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 27th November, 2018
S.O. 5847(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3A of the Legal Services Authorities
Act, 1987 (39 of 1987) read with Rule 10 of the National Legal Services Authority Rules, 1995, the Central
Authority hereby nominates Mr. Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri, Judge, Supreme Court of India, as Chairman of
the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee with effect from 30th November, 2018 and makes the following
amendments in its Notification No. S.O.115(E) dated 09.02.2000, namely:—
In the said Notification, for the serial number (1) and the entries relating thereto, the following shall
be substituted namely:—
1. ―MR. JUSTICE ARJAN KUMAR SIKRI – CHAIRMAN‖
Judge, Supreme Court of India.
[F. No. 6(1)/95-NALSA]
ALOK AGARWAL, Member Secy.
Foot Note : The principal notification constituting the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee was
published vide S.O. 115(E) dated 09.02.2000 and was subsequently amended vide Notifications
dated 25.02.2000, 20.08.2000, 22.11.2001, 29.05.2002, 01.01.2003, 10.04.2003, 25.09.2003,
08.03.2004, 08.06.2004, 18.07.2005, 11.11.2005, 11.07.2006, 15.02.2007, 21.10.2008,
13.05.2009, 11.08.2009, 18.01.2010, 18.10.2011, 27.06.2012, 29.05.2014, 09.10.2014,
17.12.2015, 28.11.2016, 10.01.2017, 19.01.2017, 30.08.2017 and 08.10.2018.
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