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Date: 31-Oct-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Nomination of Member, NALSA under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987

Issued by Ministry of Law and Justice · Department of Justice

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Gazette Notification

  • The notification S.O. 4750(E) issued on October 31, 2023, by the Ministry of Law and Justice, Department of Justice, amends the earlier notification S.O. 582(E) dated August 13, 1997, regarding the nomination of members to the National Legal Services Authority.
  • The amendment is made in pursuance of sub-section (1) and clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 3 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, read with rule 3 and 7 of the National Legal Services Authority Rules, 1995, and after consultation with the Chief Justice of India.

Key Changes

  • Replaces serial numbers 5, 6, and 7 in the original notification with the following members:
  • 5. Hon'ble Dr. Justice S. Muralidhar, Former Chief Justice, Orissa High Court - Member
  • 6. Mr. Siddharth Agarwal, Senior Advocate - Member
  • 7. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Arun Palli, Judge, High Court of Punjab and Haryana and Executive Chairman, Haryana State Legal Services Authority - Member
  • Replaces serial numbers 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 in the original notification with the following members:
  • 9. Ms. Meenakshi Arora, Senior Advocate - Member
  • 10. Dr. Mrinal Satish, Professor of Law, National Law School of India University, Bangalore - Member
  • 11. Mr. Siddharth Luthra, Senior Advocate - Member
  • 12. Mr. Manan K. Mishra, Senior Advocate and Chairman, Bar Council of India - Member
  • 13. Prof. Debasish Basu, Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, PGI, Chandigarh - Member
  • 14. Prof. Asha Bajpai, Founder Dean, School of Law, Tata Institute of Social Sciences - Member

Impact Analysis

Stakeholders

  • Government (Ministry of Law and Justice): Responsible for implementing the changes and ensuring the effective functioning of NALSA.

Suggested Action Items

  • Communicate the changes to relevant stakeholders, including legal professionals, state legal services authorities, and the general public.

Key Entities Referenced

National Legal Services Authority (NALSA): A statutory body constituted under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 to provide free and competent legal services to the weaker sections of the society. Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987: The Act under which NALSA was established and which governs its functions and powers. National Legal Services Authority Rules, 1995: Rules that provide detailed procedures and guidelines for the functioning of NALSA. Ministry of Law and Justice (Department of Justice): The government ministry responsible for the administration of justice and legal affairs. S.O. 582(E), dated August 13, 1997: The original notification that is being amended by this current notification.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-31102023-249814 CG-DxLx-xEG-I3D1H1x0x2x0 23-249814 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 4562] नई ददल्ली, मगं लिार, अक्त बू र 31, 2023/काति तक 9, 1945 No. 4562] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2023/KARTIKA 9, 1945 जिजध और न्य ाय मरं ालय (न्य ाय जिभाग) अजधसचू ना नई ददल्ली, 31 अक्तूबर, 2023 का.आ. 4750(अ).—केंद्रीय सरकार, राष्‍टर ीय जिजधक सेिा प्राजधकरण जनयम, 1995 के जनयम 3 और जनयम 7 के साथ पठित जिजधक सेिा प्राजधकरण अजधजनयम, 1987 (1987 का 39) की धारा 3 की उपधारा (1) और उपधारा (2) के खंड (ग) के अनुसरण में, भारत के मुख्य न् यायमति ू त के परामि स से, राष्ट्रीय जिजधक सेिा प्राजधकरण में जनम्न जलजखत सदस्ट् य नामजनर्ददष्‍टट करती ह और उस प्रयोिन के जलए, भारत के रािपर, असाधारण, भाग 2, खंड 3, उपखंड (ii) में संख् याकं का.आ. 582(अ), तारीख 13 अगस्ट् त, 1997 द्वारा प्रकाजित, भारत सरकार के जिजध और न् याय मंरालय, जिजध काय स जिभाग की अजधसूचना का जनम्न जलजखत और संिोधन करती ह, अथासत ् :-- उक्त अजधसूचना में,- (i) क्रम संख् यांक 5, क्रम संख्याकं 6 और क्रम संख्याकं 7 तथा उससे संबंजधत प्रजिजष्‍टट यक के स्ट् थान पर, क्रमि: जनम्न जलजखत क्रम संख् यांक और प्रजिजष्‍टट यां रखी िाएंगी, अथासत ् :-- "5. माननीय न्यायमूति त डा. एस. मुरलीधर, - सदस्ट्य भूतपूिस मुख्य न्यायमति ू त, उडीसा उच्च न्यायालय 6. श्री जसद्धाथस अग्रिाल, िठरष्ठ अजधिक्ता - सदस्ट्य 7. माननीय न्यायमूति त श्री अरुण जपल्ल, - सदस्ट् य"; 6899 GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] न्यायाधीि, पंिाब और हठरयाणा उच्च न् यायालय और कायकस ारी अध्यक्ष, हठरयाणा राज्य जिजधक सेिा प्राजधकरण (ii) क्रम संख् यांक 9, क्रम संख्याकं 10, क्रम संख्याकं 11, क्रम संख्याकं 12, क्रम संख्यांक 13 और क्रम संख्याकं 14 तथा उससे संबंजधत प्रजिजष्‍टट यक के स्ट् थान पर, क्रमि: जनम्न जलजखत क्रम संख् यांक और प्रजिजष्‍टट यां रखी िाएंगी, अथासत ् :-- "9. मीनाक्षी अरोडा, िठरष्ठ अजधिक्ता - सदस्ट्य 10. डा. मृणाल सतीि, आचायस जिजध, नेिनल लॉ स्ट्कूल ऑफ इंजडया - सदस्ट्य यूजनिति सटी, बैंगलौर 11. श्री जसद्धाथस लूथरा, िठरष्ठ अजधिक्ता - सदस्ट्य 12. श्री मनन के. जमश्रा, िठरष्ठ अजधिक्ता और अध्यक्ष, भारतीय जिजधज्ञ - सदस्ट्य पठरषद ् 13. प्रो. दबे ािीष बसु, प्राचायस और जिभागाध्यक्ष, मनोरोग-जिज्ञान, - सदस्ट्य पीिीआई, चडं ीगढ़ 14. प्रो. आिा बािपेयी, संस्ट्थापक संकायाध्यक्ष, स्ट्कूल ऑफ लॉ, टाटा - सदस्ट् य"; इंस्ट्टीट्यटू ऑफ सोसल साइंस [फा. सं. ए-60011/4/2015-एलएपी(िेयूएस)] नीरि कुमार गयागी, संयुक्त सजचि ठटप्प ण : मूल अजधसूचना भारत के रािपर, असाधारण में संख् याकं का.आ. 582(अ), तारीख 13 अगस्ट् त, 1997 द्वारा प्रकाजित की गई थी और उसमें जनम् नजलजखत द्वारा प्‍ चात्वरितस संिोधन दकए गए :-- (1) का.आ. 664(अ), तारीख 18 जसतंबर, 1997; (2) का.आ. 554(अ), तारीख 07 िनू , 2000; (3) का.आ. 655(अ), तारीख 11 िलु ाई, 2000; (4) का.आ. 1050(अ), तारीख 27 जसतंबर, 2004; (5) का.आ. 1682(अ), तारीख 1 ददसंबर, 2005; (6) का.आ. 284(अ), तारीख 23 फरिरी, 2007; (7) का.आ. 95(अ), तारीख 7 िनिरी, 2009; (8) का.आ. 698(अ), तारीख 06 अप्र ल, 2011; (9) का.आ. 946(अ), तारीख 11 अप्र ल, 2013; (10) का.आ. 2824(अ), तारीख 20 जसतंबर, 2013; (11) का.आ. 1448(अ), तारीख 05 िनू , 2014; (12) का.आ. 2085(अ), तारीख 20 अगस्ट् त, 2014; (13) का.आ. 2440(अ), तारीख 07 जसतंबर, 2015; (14) का.आ. 364(अ), तारीख 04 फरिरी, 2016; (15) का.आ. 3506(अ), तारीख 22 निंबर, 2016; (16) का.आ. 1717(अ) तारीख 30 मई, 2017; (17) का.आ. 3323(अ) तारीख 13 अक्तूबर, 2017; (18) का.आ. 1492(अ) तारीख 05 अप्र ल, 2018; (19) का.आ. 1117(अ) तारीख 01 माच,स 2019; (20) का.आ. 2524(अ) तारीख 15 िलु ाई, 2019; (21) का.आ. 2916(अ) तारीख 23 िलु ाई, 2021; और (22) का.आ. 3048 (अ), तारीख 11 िुलाई, 2023 ।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपर : असाधारण 3 MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Department of Justice) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 31st October, 2023 S.O. 4750(E).—In pursuance of sub-section (1) and clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 3 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (39 of 1987), read with rule 3 and 7 of the National Legal Services Authority Rules, 1995, the Central Government, in consultation with the Chief Justice of India, nominates the following Members to the National Legal Services Authority and for that purpose hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Law and Justice, Department of Legal Affairs, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 582(E), dated the 13th August, 1997, namely :- In the said notification,- (i) for serial numbers 5, 6 and 7 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and entries shall respectively be substituted, namely:- “5. Hon'ble Dr. Justice S. Muralidhar, Former Chief Justice, Orissa High Court -Member 6. Mr. Siddharth Agarwal, Senior Advocate -Member 7. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Arun Palli, Judge, High Court of Punjab and Haryana and Executive Chairman, Haryana State Legal Services Authority -Member”; (ii) for serial numbers 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and entries shall respectively be substituted, namely:- “9. Ms. Meenakshi Arora, Senior Advocate -Member 10. Dr. Mrinal Satish, Professor of Law, National Law School of India University, Bangalore -Member 11. Mr. Siddharth Luthra, Senior Advocate -Member 12. Mr. Manan K. Mishra, Senior Advocate and Chairman, Bar Council of India -Member 13. Prof. Debasish Basu, Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, PGI, Chandigarh -Member 14. Prof. Asha Bajpai, Founder Dean, School of Law, Tata Institute of Social Sciences -Member”. [F. No. A-60011/4/2015-LAP (JUS)] NIRAJ KUMAR GAYAGI, Jt. Secy.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] Note:- The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide number S.O. 582(E), dated the 13th August, 1997 and subsequently amended vide:- (1) S.O. 664(E), dated the 18th September, 1997; (2) S.O. 554(E), dated the 7th June, 2000; (3) S.O. 655(E), dated the 11th July, 2000, (4) S.O. 1050(E), dated the 27th September, 2004; (5) S.O. 1682(E), dated the 1st December, 2005; (6) S.O. 284(E), dated the 23rd February, 2007; (7) S.O. 95(E), dated the 7th January, 2009; (8) S.O. 698(E), dated the 6th April, 2011; (9) S.O. 946(E), dated the 11th April, 2013; (10) S.O. 2824(E), dated the 20th September, 2013; (11) S.O. 1448(E), dated the 5th June, 2014; (12) S.O. 2085(E) dated the 20th August, 2014; (13) S.O. 2440(E), dated the 7th September, 2015; (14) S.O. 364(E), dated 4th February, 2016; (15) S.O. 3506(E), dated 22nd November, 2016; (16) S.O. 1717(E), dated the 30th May, 2017; (17) S.O. 3323(E), dated the 13th October, 2017; (18) S.O. 1492(E), dated the 5th April, 2018; (19) S.O. 1117(E), dated the 1st March, 2019; (20) S.O. 2524(E), dated the 15th July, 2019; (21) S.O. 2916(E), dated the 23rd July, 2021; and (22) S.O. 3048(E), dated the 11th July, 2023. 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