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Extra No. 32 © The Gujarat Government Gazette EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY Vol. LXVII ] MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2026 / SRAVANA 26, 1948 Separate paging is given to this part in order that it may be filed as a Separate Compilation. PART I CENTRAL SECTION Miscellaneous Notifications, Appointments, etc. GUJARAT STATE LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY NOTIFICATION No. GSLSA/962/2026 READ: Notification No.GSLSA/PLA/222/2016, dated 05.02.2016 In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 22 (B) (1) of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 & in partial modification & continuation of Notification read above, the Gujarat State Legal Services Authority hereby constitutes and establishes Permanent Lok Adalats for all 32 Judicial Districts of the State, in the clusters, as under : Sitting of Sr. Districts in Clusters Permanent Lok Territorial Jurisdiction of P.L.A No. Adalat (HQ) 1 2 3 4 1 Ahmedabad & Gandhinagar Ahmedabad Judicial Districts of Ahmedabad (Rural) & City Civil Court, Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. 2 Mehsana & Sabarkantha Mehsana Judicial Districts of Mehsana and Sabarkantha 3 Banaskantha & Patan Palanpur Judicial District of Banaskantha 4 Arvalli & Mahisagar Modasa Judicial Districts of Arvalli and Mahisagar I-Misc., Ex-32 32-132-2 GUJARAT GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EX., 17-08-2026 [ PART- I Sitting of Sr. Districts in Clusters Permanent Lok Territorial Jurisdiction of P.L.A No. Adalat (HQ) 1 2 3 4 5 Panchmahals, Dahod & Godhra Judicial Districts of Panchmahals, Chhotaudepur Dahod and Chhotaudepur 6 Bhavnagar & Botad Bhavnagar Judicial Districts of Bhavnagar & Botad 7 Bharuch & Narmada Bharuch Judicial Districts of Bharuch and Narmada 8 Surat & Tapi Surat Judicial Districts of Surat and Tapi 9 Navsari & Valsad Navsari Judicial Districts of Navsari and Valsad 10 Junagadh & Gir -Somnath Junagadh Judicial Districts of Junagadh and Gir-Somnath 11 Jamnagar & Devbhumi Dwarka Jamnagar Judicial Districts of Jamnagar and Devbhumi Dwarka 12 Surendranagar & Morbi Surendranagar Judicial Districts of Surendranagar and Morbi 13 Anand & Kheda Nadiad Judicial Districts of Anand and Kheda 14 Porbandar Porbandar Judicial District of Porbandar 15 Kachchh Kachchh Judicial District of Kachchh 16 Amreli Amreli Judicial District of Amreli 17 Vadodara Vadodara Judicial District of Vadodara 18 Rajkot Rajkot Judicial District of Rajkot (1) The Permanent Lok Adalat shall exercise jurisdiction in respect of the following "Public Utility Service": - I. Transport service for the carriage of passengers or goods by air, road or water; or II. Postal telegraph or telephone service; or III. Supply of power, light or water to the public by any establishment; or IV. System of public conserving or sanitation; or V. Service in hospital or dispensary; or VI. Insurance service. VII. Banking and financial services including private finance VIII. Housing and estate services IX. Services under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 X. Educational services. XI. Other Services which the Central Government or the State Government, as the case may be, may, in the public interest, by notification declare to be a public utility service for the purpose of Chapter VI-A of the Act. NOTE: Sr. No. (vii) to Sr. No.(x) added as per Government of Gujarat, Legal Department Notification No.GK/36/2014/ LSA/102014/328/D, dated 29.11.2014. (2) Any pre-litigation matters pertaining to the aforesaid Public Utility Service, may be brought before such Permanent Lok Adalat. Provided that the Permanent Lok Adalat shall not have jurisdiction in respect of any matter relating to an offence not compoundable under any law; Provided further that the Permanent Lok Adalat shall also not have jurisdiction in the matters where the value of the property in dispute exceeds one crore rupees.CENTRAL SECTION ] GUJARAT GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EX., 17-08-2026 32-3 (3) Every Permanent Lok Adalat shall consist of Chairman and two other persons as provided in sub Section 2 of Section 22(B) of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. (4) The terms and conditions of appointment of the Chairman & other persons referred to in para 4 above shall be as under: - Retired District Judge /Retired Additional District Judge shall be the Chairman of the concerned Permanent Lok Adalat in each District and two other persons having adequate experience in public utility services which may be nominated by the State Government on the recommendation of the Gujarat State Legal Services Authority will be the members of such Permanent Lok Adalat. (5) The Permanent Lok Adalats shall follow the procedure as prescribed in Section 22C, 22D and 22E of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. (6) The aforesaid Permanent Lok Adalats shall come in the existence on the date of the publication of the Notification in the Government Gazette. By order of the Gujarat State Legal Services Authority, HETAL M. PAVAR, Date: 08/06/2026 Member Secretary. ---------- Government Central Press, Gandhinagar.