**Executive Summary**
This document, a notification from the Ministry of Law and Justice (Department of Justice), published in the Gazette of India on December 1, 2025, concerns amendments to a previous notification regarding the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA). It nominates new members to NALSA, modifying the composition of the authority as per the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. The amendments are effective as of the date of the notification.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendments to NALSA Membership:**
* Replaces serial numbers 5, 6, and 7 in the original notification with:
* Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kannan Krishnamoorthy (Retd.), Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court as a Member.
* Sh. Gaurav Agarwal, Senior Advocate as a Member.
* Hon'ble Mr. Justice P. Sam Koshy, Judge, High Court of Telangana and Executive Chairman, Telangana State Legal Services Authority as a Member.
* Replaces serial numbers 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 in the original notification with:
* Ms. Sonia Mathur, Senior Advocate as a Member.
* Prof. Jaishankar Singh, Vice Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab as a Member.
* Sh. K. Parameshwar, Senior Advocate as a Member.
* Prof. (Dr.) Harpreet Kaur, Vice Chancellor, National Law University, Jodhpur as a Member.
* Dr. Rohit Bhatia, AIIMS, Principal Investigator, Neurology, Neurosciences Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi as a Member.
* Prof. (Dr.) S. Sivakumar, Indian Law Institute, New Delhi as a Member.
* **Reference to Previous Notifications:**
* The document refers to the original notification published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, as number S.O. 582(E), dated August 13, 1997.
* It also lists subsequent notifications that have amended the original notification (S.O. 664(E) through S.O. 1645(E), covering dates from September 18, 1997, to April 8, 2025).
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder:** Central Government
* **Impact:** The Central Government is responsible for implementing the provisions of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.
* **Action Required:** To ensure the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) functions effectively with the newly nominated members.
**Stakeholder:** National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)
* **Impact:** NALSA's composition is changed by the addition of new members and the replacement of existing members.
* **Action Required:** To integrate the new members into the authority and adjust its operations accordingly.
**Stakeholder:** Newly Appointed Members
* **Impact:** They are now members of the National Legal Services Authority, with responsibilities and duties related to this position.
* **Action Required:** Accept the appointment and fulfill their duties as members of NALSA.
**Stakeholder:** Existing NALSA Members (who are replaced)
* **Impact:** Their membership in the National Legal Services Authority ends.
* **Action Required:** Hand over their responsibilities and duties to the newly appointed members.
Key Entities Referenced
Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987: The primary legislation under which the National Legal Services Authority operates and to which this notification pertains.
National Legal Services Authority: The central entity responsible for providing legal services, to which members are being nominated via this notification.
Ministry of Law and Justice (Department of Justice): The government ministry responsible for issuing the notification and overseeing the National Legal Services Authority.
National Legal Services Authority Rules, 1995: Rules that govern the functioning of the National Legal Services Authority and referenced in the notification.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 5351] नई दिल्ली, सोमिार, दिसम् बर 1, 2025/अग्रहायण 10, 1947
No. 5351] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2025/AGRAHAYANA 10, 1947
जिजध और न्य ाय मत्रं ालय
(न्य ाय जिभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 1 दिसम् बर, 2025
का.आ. 5539(अ).— केंद्रीय सरकार, जिजधक सेिा प्राजधकरण अजधजनयम, 1987 (1987 का 39) की धारा 3 की
उपधारा (1) और उपधारा (2) के खंड (ग) के साथ पठित राष्टर ीय जिजधक सेिा प्राजधकरण जनयम, 1995 के जनयम 3 और
जनयम 7 के अनुसरण म,ें भारत के मुख्य न् यायमूर्ति के परामिि स,े राष्ट्रीय जिजधक सेिा प्राजधकरण में जनम् नजलजखत सिस्ट् यों को
नामजनर्ििष्ट ट करती ह ै और उस प्रयोिन के जलए, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खडं 3, उपखंड (ii) म ें संख् यांक
का.आ. 582(अ), तारीख 13 अगस्ट् त, 1997 द्वारा प्रकाजित, भारत सरकार के जिजध और न् याय मंत्रालय, जिजध कायि जिभाग
की अजधसूचना का जनम्न जलजखत और संिोधन करती ह,ै अथाति ् :-
उक्त अजधसूचना म,ें-
(i) क्रम संख् यांक 5, क्रम संख्याकं 6 और क्रम संख्यांक 7 तथा उससे संबंजधत प्रजिजष्टट यों के स्ट्थ ान पर, क्रमि: जनम्न जलजखत
क्रम संख्य ाकं और प्रजिजष्टट यां रखी िाएंगी, अथाित ् :-
"5. माननीय न्यायमर्ू ति श्री कन्नन कृष्टणमूर्ति (सेिाजनिृत्त) न्यायाधीि, पंिाब और - सिस्ट्य
हठरयाणा उच् च न् यायालय
6. श्री गौरि अग्रिाल, - सिस्ट्य
िठरष्ठ अजधिक्ता
8063 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
7. माननीय न्यायमूर्ति श्री पी. सैम कोिी, - सिस्ट् य";
न्यायाधीि, तेलंगाना उच्च न्यायालय और कायिकारी अध्यक्ष, तेलंगाना राज्य जिजधक
सेिा प्राजधकरण
(ii) क्रम संख् याकं 9, क्रम संख्यांक 10, क्रम संख्यांक 11, क्रम सख्ं यांक 12, क्रम संख्यांक 13 और क्रम संख्यांक 14 तथा उसस े
संबंजधत प्रजिजष्टट यों के स्ट् थान पर, क्रमि: जनम्न जलजखत क्रम संख्य ांक और प्रजिजष्टट यां रखी िाएंगी, अथाति ् :-
"9. सुश्री सोजनया माथुर, - सिस्ट्य
िठरष्ठ अजधिक्ता
10. प्रो. ियिंकर ससंह, - सिस्ट्य
कुलपजत,
रािीि गांधी राष्ट्रीय जिजध जिश्वजिद्यालय, पंिाब
11. श्री के. परमेश्वर, - सिस्ट्य
िठरष्ठ अजधिक्ता
12. प्रो.(डा.) हरप्रीत कौर, - सिस्ट्य
कुलपजत, राष्ट्रीय जिजध जिजश्वद्यालय, िोधपुर
13. डा. रोजहत भाठटया, अजखल भारतीय आयुर्ििज्ञान संस्ट्थान, - सिस्ट्य
प्रधान अन्िेषक, न्यूरोलॉिी,
न्यूरोसाइंस सेंटर,
अजखल भारतीय आयुर्ििज्ञान संस्ट्थान, नई दिल्ली
14. प्रो.(डा.) एस. जििकुमार, - सिस्ट् य";
भारतीय जिजध संस्ट्थान,
नई दिल्ली
[फा. स.ं ए-60011/4/2015-एलएपी(िेयूएस)/2]
नीरि कुमार गयागी, संयुक्त सजचि
ठटप्प ण : मलू अजधसूचना भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण म ें संख् यांक का.आ. 582(अ), तारीख 13 अगस्ट् त, 1997 द्वारा
प्रकाजित की गई थी और तत्पश्चात् इसे जनम्न जलजखत अजधसचू नाओं द्वारा संिोजधत दकया गया :-
(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 दिसंबर, 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 अप्रैल, 2011;
(9) का.आ. 946(अ), तारीख 11 अप्रैल, 2013;
(10) का.आ. 2824(अ), तारीख 20 जसतंबर, 2013;
(11) का.आ. 1448(अ), तारीख 05 िून, 2014;[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
(12) का.आ. 2085(अ), तारीख 20 अगस्ट्त , 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 अप्रैल, 2018;
(19) का.आ. 1117(अ) तारीख 01 माचि, 2019;
(20) का.आ. 2524(अ) तारीख 15 िलु ाई, 2019;
(21) का.आ. 2916(अ) तारीख 23 िुलाई, 2021;
(22) का.आ. 3048 (अ), तारीख 11 िुलाई, 2023;
(23) का.आ. 4750 (अ), तारीख 31 अक्तूबर, 2023; और
(24) का.आ. 1645 (अ), तारीख 8 अप्रलै , 2025 ।
MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
(Department of Justice)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 1st December, 2025
S.O. 5539(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 Mr. Justice Kannan Krishnamoorthy (Retd.)
Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court -Member
6. Sh. Gaurav Agarwal,
Senior Advocate -Member
7. Hon’ble Mr. Justice P. Sam Koshy,
Judge, High Court of Telangana
and Executive Chairman,
Telangana 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. Sonia Mathur,
Senior Advocate -Member4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
10. Prof. Jaishankar Singh,
Vice Chancellor,
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law,
Punjab -Member
11. Sh. K. Parameshwar,
Senior Advocate -Member
12. Prof. (Dr.) Harpreet Kaur,
Vice Chancellor,
National Law University, Jodhpur -Member
13. Dr. Rohit Bhatia, AIIMS,
Principal Investigator, Neurology,
Neurosciences Centre,
AIIMS, New Delhi -Member
14. Prof. (Dr.) S. Sivakumar,
Indian Law Institute,
New Delhi -Member”.
[F. No. A-60011/4/2015-LAP (JUS)/2]
NIRAJ KUMAR GAYAGI, Jt. Secy.
Note:- The principal notification was 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 and subsequently amended vide the following
notifications, namely :-
(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 the 4th February, 2016;
(15) S.O. 3506(E), dated the 22nd November, 2016;[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
(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;
(22) S.O. 3048(E), dated the 11th July, 2023;
(23) S.O. 4750(E), dated the 31st October, 2023; and
(24) S.O. 1645(E), dated the 8th April, 2025.
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