This notification, S.O. 3028(E), issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice (Department of Justice) on September 3, 2020, announces the nomination of Mr. Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman, Judge, Supreme Court of India, as Chairman of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee, effective immediately. This action is taken in exercise of 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 notification also amends the earlier Notification No. S.O. 115(E) dated February 9, 2000, by substituting the entry for serial number 1 to reflect the new appointment. The original notification, S.O. 115(E), concerned the constitution of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee and has been amended multiple times as noted in the footnote. The contact for the notification is Ashok Kumar Jain, Member Secretary, and the file number is F. No. 6/195/NALSA.
Key Entities Referenced
Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987: An act of the Indian Parliament concerning legal services authorities. Section 3A of this act empowers the Central Authority to nominate the Chairman of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee.
National Legal Services Authority Rules, 1995: Rules pertaining to the National Legal Services Authority, which are read with the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 in the notification.
Mr. Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman: Judge, Supreme Court of India, nominated as the Chairman of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee.
Supreme Court of India: The highest judicial court and final court of appeal of India.
Supreme Court Legal Services Committee: A committee related to legal services within the Supreme Court of India, for which a chairman is being nominated.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued, in Delhi state, India.
National Legal Services Authority: The authority that is nominating the chairman of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee.
Ashok Kumar Jain: Member Secretary, mentioned in the notification, possibly related to the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA).
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4137 GI/2020 (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 3rd September, 2020
S.O. 3028(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 Rohinton Fali Nariman, Judge, Supreme Court of
India, as Chairman of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee with immediate effect 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 ROHINTON FALI NARIMAN – CHAIRMAN‖
Judge, Supreme Court of India.
[F. No. 6(1)/95-NALSA]
ASHOK KUMAR JAIN, 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,
08.10.2018, 27.11.2018, 07.03.2019 and 29.11.2019.
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