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Home » Acts & Rules Acts and Rules Acts and Rules The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (No. 39 of 1987) (11th October, 1987) [As Amended by the Legal Services Authorities  (Amendment) Act, 1994 (No. 59 of 1994)] (29th October, 1994) An Act to constitute legal services authorities to provide self-ruling and competent legal services to the weaker sections of the society to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any resider by reason of economic or other disabilities, and to organise Lok Adalats to secure that the operation of the legal system promotes justice on a understructure of equal opportunity. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-eighth year of the Republic of India as follows:-                                                                        InstallmentI Preliminary Short Title, Extent andPrelude:- (1) This Act may be tabbed the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. (2) It extends to the whole of India, except the State of Jammu & Kashmir. (3) It shall come into gravity on such stage as the Central Government may by notification, sublease and variegated dates may be scheduled for variegated provisions of this Act and for variegated States and any reference to prelude in any provision of this Act in relation to any State shall be construed as a reference to the prelude of that provision in that State. 2. Definitions :- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires :- (a) 'case' includes a suit or any proceeding surpassing a court. (aa) 'Central Authority' ways the National Legal ServicesValidityconstituted under Section 3. (aaa) 'Court' ways a civil, criminal or revenue magistrate and includes any tribunal or any other validity constituted under any law for the time stuff in gravity to exercise judicial or quasi-judicial functions. (b) 'District Authority' ways a District Legal ServicesValidityconstituted under Section 9. (bb) 'HighMagistrateLegal Services Committee' ways a HighMagistrateLegal Services Committee constituted under Section 8A. (c) 'Legal Service' includes the rendering of any service in the self-mastery any specimen or other legal proceeding surpassing any magistrate or otherValidityor tribunal and the giving of translating on any legal matter. (d) 'Lok Adalat' ways a Lok Adalat organised underInstallmentVI. (e) 'Notification' ways a notification published in the Official Gazette. (f) 'Prescribed' ways prescribed by rules made under this Act. (ff) 'Regulations' ways regulations made under this Act. (g) 'Scheme' ways any scheme framed by the Central Authority, a StateValidityor a DistrictValidityfor the purpose of giving effect to any of the provisions of this Act. (h) 'State Authority' ways a State Legal ServicesValidityconstituted under Section 6. (i) 'State Government' includes the zookeeper of a Union territory scheduled by the President under vendible 239 of the Constitution. (j) 'SupremeMagistrateLegal Services Committee' ways the SupremeMagistrateLegal Services Committee constituted under Section 3A;(k) 'Taluk Legal Services Committee' ways a Taluk Legal Services Committee constituted under Section 11A. Any reference in this Act to any other establishment or any provision thereof shall, in relation to an zone in which such establishment or provision is not in force, be construed as a reference to the respective law or the relevant provision of the respective law, if any, in gravity in that area.    InstallmentII The National Legal ServicesValidity3. Constitution of the National Legal ServicesValidity:- (1) The Central Government shall constitute a soul to be tabbed the National Legal ServicesValidityto exercise the powers and perform the functions conferred on, or prescribed to the CentralValidityunder this Act. (2) The CentralValidityshall consist of :- (a) The Chief Justice of India who shall be the Patron-in-Chief; (b) A serving or retired Judge of the SupremeMagistrateto be nominated by the President, in consultation with the Chief Justice of India, who shall be the Executive Chairman; and (c) Such number of other members, possessing such wits and qualifications, as may be prescribed by the Central Government, to be nominated by that government in consultation with the Chief Justice of India. (3) The Central Government shall in consultation with the Chief Justice of India, sublease a person to be the Member-Secretary of the Central Authority, possessing such wits and qualifications as may be prescribed by that Government, to exercise such powers and perform such duties under the Executive Chairman of the CentralValidityas may be prescribed by that Government or as may be prescribed to him by the Executive Chairman of that Authority. (4) The terms of office and other conditions relating thereto, of Members and the Member-Secretary of the CentralValidityshall be such as may be prescribed by the Central Government in consultation with the Chief Justice of India. (5) The CentralValiditymay sublease such number of officers and other employees as may be prescribed by the Central Government in consultation with the Chief Justice of India, for the efficient venting of its functions under this Act. (6) The officers and other employees of the CentralValidityshall be entitled to such salary and solatium and shall be subject to such other conditions of service as may be prescribed by the Central Government in consultation with the Chief Justice of India. (7) The legalistic expenses of the Central Authority, including the salaries, solatium and pensions payable to the Member-Secretary, officers and other employees of the Central Authority, shall be defrayed out of the Consolidated Fund of India. (8) All orders and decisions of the CentralValidityshall be authenticated by the Member Secretary or any other officer of the CentralValidityduly authorised by the Executive Chairman of that Authority. (9) No act or proceeding of the CentralValidityshall be invalid merely on the ground of the existence of any vacancy in or any defect in the constitution of the Central Authority. 3A. SupremeMagistrateLegal Services Committee.- (1) The CentralValidityshall constitute a Committee to be tabbed the SupremeMagistrateLegal Services Committee for the purpose of exercising such powers and performing such functions as may be unswayable by regulations made by the Central Authority. (2) The Committee shall consist of - (a) A sitting judge of the SupremeMagistratewho shall be the Chairman; and (b) Such number of other members possessing such wits and qualifications as may be prescribed by the Central Government to be nominated by the Chief Justice of India. (3) The Chief Justice of India shall sublease a person to be the Secretary to the Committee, possessing such wits and qualifications as may be prescribed by the Central Government. (4) The terms of office and other conditions relating thereto, of the Members and Secretary of the Committee shall be such as may be unswayable by regulations made by the Central Authority. (5) The Committee may sublease such number of officers and other employees as may be prescribed by the Central Government, in consultation with the Chief Justice of India, for the efficient venting of its functions. (6) The officers and other employees of the Committee shall be entitled to such salary and solatium and shall be subject to such other conditions of service as may be prescribed by the Central Government in consultation with the Chief Justice of India. 4. Functions of the Central Authority.- The CentralValidityshall perform all or any of the pursuit functions, namely:- (a) Lay lanugo policies and principles for making legal services misogynist under the provisions of this Act. (b) Frame the most constructive and economical schemes for the purpose of making legal services misogynist under the provisions of this Act. (c) Utilise the funds at its disposal and make towardly allocations of funds to the State Authorities and District Authorities; (d) Take necessary steps by way of social justice litigation with regard to consumer protection, environmental protection or any other matter of special snooping to the weaker sections of the society and for this purpose, requite training to social workers in legal skills. (e) Organise legal aid camps, expressly in rural areas, slums or labour colonies with the dual purpose of educating the weaker sections of the society as to their rights as well as encouraging the settlement of disputes through Lok Adalats. (f) Encourage the settlement of disputes by way of negotiations, mediation and conciliation. (g) Undertake and promote research in the filed of legal services with special reference to the need for such services among the poor. (h) To do all things necessary for the purpose of ensuring transferral to the fundamental duties of citizens under Part IVA of the Constitution. (i) Monitor and evaluate implementation of the legal aid programmes at periodic intervals and provide for self-sustaining evaluation of programmes and schemes implemented in whole or in part by funds provided under this Act. (j) Provide grants-in-aid for specific schemes to various voluntary social service institutions and the State and District Authorities, from out of the amounts placed at its disposal for the implementation of legal services schemes under the provisions of this Act. (k) Develop, in consultation with the Bar Council of India, programmes for clinical legal education and promote guidance and supervise the establishment and working of legal services clinics in universities, law colleges and other institutions. (l) Take towardly measures for spreading legal literacy and legal sensation amongst the people and, in particular, to educate weaker sections of the society well-nigh the rights, benefits and privileges guaranteed by social welfare legislations and other enactments as well as legalistic programmes and measures. (m) Make special efforts to enlist the support of voluntary social welfare institutions working at the grass-root level, particularly among the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, women and rural and urban labour; and (n) Coordinate and monitor the functioning of State Authorities, District Authorities, SupremeMagistrateLegal Services Committee, HighMagistrateLegal Services Committees, Taluk Legal Services Committees and voluntary social service institutions and other legal services organisations and given unstipulated directions for the proper implementation of the Legal Services programmes. 5. Central Authroity to work in coordination with other agencies .- In the venting of its functions under this act, the CentralValidityshall, wherever appropriate, act in coordinatin with other governmental and non-governmental agencies, universities and others engaged in the work of promoting the rationalization of legal services to the poor.InstallmentIII State Legal ServicesValidity6. Constitution of State Legal ServicesValidity- (1) Every State Government shall constitute a soul to be tabbed the Legal ServicesValidityfor the State to exercise the powers and perform the functions conferred on or prescribed to, a StateValidityunder this Act. (2) A StateValidityshall consist of - (a) The Chief Justice of the HighMagistratewho shall be the Patron-in-Chief; (b) A serving or retired Judge of the High Court, to be nominated by the Governor, in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court, who shall be the Executive Chairman; and (c) Such number of other Members, possessing such wits and qualifications, as may be prescribed by the State Government, to be nominated by that Government in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court. (3) The State Government shall, in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court, sublease a person belonging to the State Higher Judicial Service not lower in rank than that of a District Judge, as the Member-Secretary of the State Authority, to exercise such powers and perform such duties under the Executive Chairman of the StateValidityas may be prescribed by that Government or as may be prescribed to him by the Executive Chairman of that Authority; Provided that a person functions as Secretary of a State Legal Aid &TranslatingBoard immediately surpassing the stage of constitution of the StateValiditymay be scheduled as Member-Secretary of that Authority, plane if he is not qualified to be scheduled as such under this sub-section, for a period not exceeding five years. (4) The terms of office and other conditions relating thereto, of Members and the Member-Secretary of the StateValidityshall be such as may be prescribed by the State Government in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court. (5) The StateValiditymay sublease such number of officers and other employees may be prescribed by the State Government, in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court, for the efficient venting of its functions under this Act. (6) The officers and other employees of the StateValidityshall be entitled to such salary and solatium and shall be subject to such other conditions of service as may be prescribed by the State Government in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court. (7) The legalistic expenses of the State Authority, including the salaries, solatium and pensions payable to the Member-Secretary, officers and other employees of the StateValidityshall be defrayed out of the Consolidated Fund of the State. (8) All orders and decisions of the StateValidityshall be authenticated by the Member-Secretary or any other officer of the StateValidityduly authorised by the Executive Chairman of the State Authority. (9) No act or proceeding of a StateValidityshall be invalid merely on the ground of the existence of any vacancy in, or any defect in the constitution of the State Authority. 7. Functions of the StateValidity:- (1) It shall be the duty of the StateValidityto given effect to the policy and directions of the Central Authority. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the functions referred to in sub-section (1), the StateValidityshall perform all or any of the pursuit functions, namely:- (a)Requitelegal service to persons who satisfy the criteria laid lanugo under this Act. (b)Self-masteryLok Adalats, including Lok Adalats for HighMagistratecases. (c) Undertake preventive and strategic legal aid programmes; and (d) Perform such other functions as the StateValiditymay, in consultation with the Central Authority, fix by regulations. 8. StateValidityto act in co-ordination with other agencies etc., and be subject to directions given by Central Authority.- In the venting of its functions the StateValidityshall thus act in co-ordination with other governmental agencies, non-governmental voluntary social service institutions, universities and other persons engaged in the work of promoting the rationalization of legal services to the poor and shall moreover be guided by such directions as the CentralValiditymay requite to it in writing. 8A. HighMagistrateLegal Services Committee.- (1) The StateValidityshall constitute a Committee to be tabbed the HighMagistrateLegal Services Committee for every High Court, for the purpose of exercising such powers and performing such functions as may be unswayable by regulations made by the State Authority. (2) The Committee shall consist of - (a) A sitting Judge of the HighMagistratewho shall be the Chairman; and (b) Such number of other Members possessing such wits and qualifications as may be unswayable by regulations made by the State Authority, to be nominated by the Chief Justice of the High Court. (3) The Chief Justice of the HighMagistrateshall sublease a Secretary to the Committee possessing such wits and qualifications as may be prescribed by the State Government.  (4) The terms of office and other conditions relating thereto, of the Members and Secretary of the Committee shall be such as may be unswayable by the regulations, made by the State Authority.  (5) The Committee may sublease such number of officers and other employees as may be prescribed by the State Government in consultation with the Chief Justice of the HighMagistratefor the efficient venting of its functions.  (6) The officers and other employees of the Committee shall be entitled to such salary and solatium and shall be subject to such other conditions of service as may be prescribed by the State Government in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court. 9. District Legal Services Authority.- (1) The State Government shall in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court, constitute a soul to be tabbed the District Legal ServicesValidityfor every District in the State to exercise the powers and perform the functions conferred on, or prescribed to the DistrictValidityunder this Act. (2) A DistrictValidityshall consist of :- (a) The District Judge who shall be its Chairman; and (b) Such number of other Members, possessing such wits and qualifications as may be prescribed by the State Government, to be nominated by that Government in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court. (3) The StateValidityshall, in consultation with the Chairman of the DistrictValiditysublease a person belonging to the State Judicial Service not lower in rank than that of a Subordinate Judge orStarchyJudge posted at the seat of the District Judiciary as Secretary of the DistrictValidityto exercise such powers and perform such duties under the Chairman of that Committee as maybe prescribed to him by such Chairman.  (4) The terms of office and other conditions relating thereto, of Members and Secretary of the DistrictValidityshall be such as may be unswayable by regulations made by the StateValidityin consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court.  (5) The DistrictValiditymay sublease such number of officers and other employees as may be prescribed by the State Government in consultation with the Chief Justice of the HighMagistratefor the efficient venting of its functions.  (6) The officers and other employees of the DistrictValidityshall be entitled to such salary and solatium and shall be subject to such other conditions of service as may be prescribed by the State Government in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court.  (7) The legalistic expenses of every District Authority, including the salaries, solatium and pensions payable to the Secretary, officers and other employees of the DistrictValidityshall be defrayed out of the Consolidated Fund of the State.  (8) All orders and decisions of the DistrictValidityshall be authenticated by the Secretary or by any other officer of the DistrictValidityduly authorised by the Chairman of that Authority.  (9) No Act or proceeding of a DistrictValidityshall be invalid merely on the ground of the existence of any vacancy in, or any defect in the constitution of, the District Authority. 10. Functions of DistrictValidity:- (1) It shall be the duty of every DistrictValidityto perform such of the functions of the StateValidityin the District as may be delegated to it from time to time by the State Authority. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the functions referred to in sub-section (1) the DistrictValiditymay perform all or any of the pursuit functions, namely:- (a) Co-ordinate the activities of the Taluk Legal Services Committee and other legal services in the District. (b) Organise Lok Adalats within the Districts; and (c) Perform such other functions as the StateValiditymay fix by regulations. 11. DistrictValidityto act in co-ordination with other agencies and be subject to directions given by the Central Authority, etc. In the venting of its functions under this Act, the DistrictValidityshall, wherever appropriate, act in co-ordination with other governmental and non-governmental institutions, universities and others engaged in the work of promoting the rationalization of legal services to the poor and shall moreover be guided by such directions as the CentralValidityor the StateValiditymay requite to it in writing. 11A. Taluk Legal Services Committee :- (1) The StateValiditymay constitute a Committee, to be tabbed the Taluk Legal Services Committee, for each Taluk or Mandal or for group of Taluks or Mandals. (2) The Committee shall consist of :- (a) The seniorStarchyJudge operating within the jurisdiction of the Committee who shall be the ex-officio Chairman; and (b) Such number of other Members, possessing such wits and qualifications, as may be prescribed by the State Government, to be nominated by that Government in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court. (3) The committee may sublease such number of officers and other employees as may be prescribed by the State Government in consultation with the Chief Justice of the HighMagistratefor the efficient venting of its functions. (4) The officers and other employees of the Committee shall be entitled to such salary and solatium and shall be subject to such other conditions of service as may be prescribed by the State Government in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court.  (5) The legalistic expenses of the Committee shall be defrayed out of the District Legal Aid Fund by the District Authority. 11B. Functions of Taluk Legal Services Committee. The Taluk Legal Services Committee may perform all or any of the pursuit functions, namely:- (a) Co-ordinate the activities of legal services in the taluk; (b) Organise Lok Adalats within the taluk; and (c) Perform such other functions as the DistrictValiditymay assign to it.  InstallmentIV Entitlement to Legal Services 12. Criteria for giving Legal Services - Every person who has to file or defend a specimen shall be entitled to legal services under this Act if that person is- (a) A member of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe; (b) A victim of trafficking in human beings or begar as referred to inVendible23 of the Constitution; (c) A woman or a child; (d) A mentally ill or otherwise disabled person; (e) A person under circumstances of undeserved want such as stuff a victim of a mass disaster, ethnic violence, caste atrocity, flood, drought, earthquake or industrial disaster; or (f) An industrial workman; or (g) In custody, including custody in a protective home within the meaning of clause (g) of Section 2 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956(104 of 1956); or in a juvenile home within the meaning of clause(j) of Section 2 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 1986 (53 of 1986); or in a psychiatric hospital or psychiatric nursing home within the meaning of clause (g) of Section 2 of the Mental Health Act, 1987(14 of 1987);or (h) In receipt of yearly income less than rupees nine thousand or such other higher value as may be prescribed by the State Government, if the specimen is surpassing a magistrate other than the Supreme Court, and less than rupees twelve thousand or such other higher value as may be prescribed by the Central Government, if the specimen is surpassing the Supreme Court. 13. Entitlement to Legal Services :- (1) Persons who satisfy all or any of the criteria specified in Section 12 shall be entitled to receive legal services provided that the concernedValidityis satisfied that such person has a prima-facie specimen to prosecute or to defend. (2) An testimony made by a person as to his income may be regarded as sufficient for making him eligible to the entitlement of legal services under this Act unless the concernedValidityhas reason to disbelieve such affidavit.  InstallmentV Finance,FinanceandInspect14. Grants by the Central Government - The Central Government shall, without due plagiarism made by Parliament by law in this behalf, pay to the Central Authority, by way of grants, such sums of money as the Central Government may think fit for stuff utilised for the purposes of this Act. 15. National Legal Aid Fund :-​ (1) The CentralValidityshall establish a fund to be tabbed the National Legal Aid Fund and there shall be credited thereto :- (a) All sums or money given as grants by the Central Government under Section 14. (b) Any grants or donations that may be made to the CentralValidityby any other person for the purposes of this Act. (c) Any value received by the CentralValidityunder the orders of any magistrate or from any other source. (2) The National Legal Aid Fund shall be unromantic for meeting :- (a) The forfeit of legal services provided under this Act including grants made to State Authorities. (b) The forfeit of Legal services provided by the SupremeMagistrateLegal Services Committee. (c) Any other expenses which are required to be met by the Central Authority. 16. State Legal Aid Fund :-    (1) A StateValidityshall establish a fund to be tabbed the State Legal Aid Fund and there shall be credited thereto- (a) All sums of money paid to it or any grants made by the CentralValidityfor the purposes of this Act. (b) Any grants or donations that may be made to the StateValidityby the State Government or by any person for the purposes of this Act. (c) Any other value received by the StateValidityunder the orders of any magistrate or from any other source. 2) A State Legal Aid Fund shall be unromantic for meeting - (a) The forfeit of functions referred to in Section 7. (b) The forfeit of legal services provided by the HighMagistrateLegal Services Committees. (c) Any other expenses which are required to be met by the State Authority. 17. District Legal Aid Fund :-    (1) Every DistrictValidityshall establish a fund to be tabbed the District Legal Aid Fund and there shall be credited thereto- (a) All sums of money paid or any grants made by the StateValidityto the DistrictValidityfor the purposes of this Act. (b) Any grants or donations that may be made to the DistrictValidityby any person, with the prior clearance of the State Authority, for the purposes of this Act. (c) Any other value received by the DistrictValidityunder the orders of any magistrate or from any other source. (2) A District Legal Aid Fund shall be unromantic for meeting- (a) The forfeit of functions referred to in Sections 10 and 11 B. (b) Any other expenses which are required to be met by the District Authority. 18.Financeand inspect :- (1) The Central Authority, StateValidityor the DistrictValidity( hereinafter referred to in this Section as 'the Authority'), as the specimen may be, shall maintain proper finance and other relevant records and prepare an yearly statement or finance including the income and expenditure worth and the wastefulness sheet in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed by the Central Government in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India. (2) The finance of the Authorities shall be audited by the Comptroller and AuditorUnstipulatedof India at such intervals as may be specified by him and any expenditure incurred in connection with such inspect shall be payable by theValidityconcerned to the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India. (3) The Comptroller and Audit-General of India and any other person scheduled by him in connection with the auditing of the finance of anValidityunder this Act shall have the same rights and privileges and validity in connection with such inspect as the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India has in connection with the auditing of the Government finance and, in particular, shall have the right to demand the production of books, accounts, unfluctuating vouchers and other documents and papers and to inspect any of the offices of the Authorities under this Act. (4) The finance of the Authorities, as certified by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India or any other person scheduled by him in this behalf together with the inspect report thereon, shall be forwarded annually by the Authorities to the Central Government or the State Governments, as the specimen may be. (5) The Central Government shall rationalization the finance and the inspect report received by it under sub-section (4) to be laid, as soon as may be without they are received, surpassing each House of Parliament. (6) The State Government shall rationalization the finance and the inspect report received by it under sub-section (4) to be laid, as soon as may be without they are received, surpassing the State Legislature.InstallmentVI Lok Adalats 18. Organisation of Lok Adalats :- (1) Every StateValidityor DistrictValidityor the SupremeMagistrateLegal Services Committee or every HighMagistrateLegal Services Committee or, as the specimen may be, Taluk Legal Services Committee may organise Lok Adalats at such intervals and places and for exercising such jurisdiction and for such areas as it thinks fit. (2) Every Lok Adalat organised for an zone shall consist of such number of - (a) Serving or retired judicial officers; and (b) Other persons of the zone as may be specified by the StateValidityor the DistrictValidityor the SupremeMagistrateLegal Services Committee or the HighMagistrateLegal Services Committee, or as the specimen may be, the Taluk Legal Services Committee, organising such Lok Adalats. (3) The wits and qualifications of other persons referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (2) for Lok Adalats organised by the SupremeMagistrateLegal Services Committee shall be such as may be prescribed by the Central Government in consultation with the Chief Justice of India. (4) The wits and qualifications of other persons referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (2) for Lok Adalats other than referred to in sub-section (3) shall be such as may be prescribed by the State Government in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court. (5) A Lok Adalat shall have jurisdiction to determine and to victorious at a compromise or settlement between the parties to a dispute in respect of - (i) Any specimen pending before; or (ii) Any matter which is falling within the jurisdiction of, and is not brought before, any magistrate for which the Lok Adalat is organised. Provided that the Lok Adalat shall have no jurisdiction in respect of any specimen or matter relating to an offence not compoundable under any law. 20.Conversanceof cases by Lok Adalats .- (1) Where in any specimen referred to in clause (i) of sub-section (5) of Section 19-(i) (a) The parties thereof agree; or (b) One of the parties thereof makes an using to the magistrate for referring the specimen to the Lok Adalat for settlement and if such magistrate is prima facie satisfied that there are chances of such settlement; or (c) The magistrate is satisfied that the matter is an towardly one to be taken conversance of by the Lok Adalat, the magistrate shall refer the specimen to the Lok Adalat; Provided that no specimen shall be referred to the Lok Adalat under sub-clause (b) of clause ( i) or clause (ii) by such magistrate except without giving a reasonable opportunity of stuff heard to the parties. 2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time stuff in force, theValidityor Committee organising the Lok Adalat under sub-section (1) of Section 19 may, on receipt of an using from any, one of the parties to any matter referred to in clause (ii) of sub-section (5) of Section 19 that such matter needs to be unswayable by a Lok Adalat, refer such matter to the Lok Adalat, for determination; Provided that no matter shall be referred to the Lok Adalat except without giving a reasonable opportunity of stuff heard to the other party. (3) Where any specimen is referred to a Lok Adalat under sub-section (1) or where a reference has been made to it under sub-section (2), the Lok Adalat shall proceed to dispose of the specimen or matter and victorious at a compromise or settlement between the parties. (4) Every Lok Adalat shall, while determining any reference surpassing it under this Act, act with utmost trek to victorious at a compromise or settlement between the parties and shall be guided by the principles of Justice, equity, pearly play and other legal principles. (5) Where no ribbon is made by the Lok Adalat on the ground that no compromise or settlement could be arrived at between the parties, the record of the specimen shall be returned by it to the court, from which the reference has been received under sub-section (1) for disposal in vibrations with law. (6) Where no ribbon is made by the Lok Adalat on the ground that no compromise or settlement could be arrived at between the parties, in a matter referred to in sub-section (2), that Lok Adalat shall translating the parties to seek remedy in a court. (7) Where the record of the specimen is returned under sub-section (5) to the court, such magistrate shall proceed to deal such reference under sub-section (1). 21.Ribbonof Lok Adalat :- (1) Every ribbon of the Lok Adalat shall be deemed to be a prescription of a starchy magistrate or, as the specimen may be, an order of any other magistrate and where a compromise or settlement has been arrived at, by a Lok Adalat in a specimen referred to it under sub-section (1) of Section 20, the court-fee paid in such specimen shall be refunded in the manner provided under theMagistrateFees Act, 1870 (7 of 1870). (2) Every ribbon made by a Lok Adalat shall be final and tightness on all the parties to the dispute, and no request shall lie to any magistrate versus the award. 22. Powers of Lok Adalats :- (1) The Lok Adalat shall, for the purposes of holding any determination under this Act, have the same powers as are vested in a starchy magistrate under the Code ofStarchyProcedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), while trying a suit in respect of the pursuit matters, namely:- (a) The summoning and enforcing the ubiety of any witness and examining him on oath. (b) The discovery and production of any document. (c) The reception of vestige on affidavits. (d) The requisitioning of any public record or document or reprinting of such record or document from any magistrate or office; and (e) Such other matters as may be prescribed. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the powers contained in sub-section(1), every Lok Adalat shall have the requisite powers to specify its own procedure for the determination of any dispute coming surpassing it. (3) All proceedings surpassing a Lok Adalat shall be deemed to be judicial proceedings within the meaning of Sections 193, 219 and 228 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) and every Lok Adalat shall be deemed to be a starchy magistrate for the purpose of Section 195 andInstallmentXXVI of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973(2 of 1974).   CHAPTER –VI A Pre-Litigation Conciliation and Settlement 22A. Definitions` In this installment and for the purposes the Section 22 and 23, unless the context other requires. a) “Permanent LokAdalat” ways a Permanent LokAdalat established under sub-section (1) of Section 22 B; b) “Public Utility Service” ways any- 1. Transport services for the transport of passengers or goods by air, road or water; or 2. Postal, telegraph or telegraph or telephone service; or 3. Supply of power, light or water to the public by any establishment; or 4. System of public salvation or sanitation; or 5. Service in hospital or dispensary; or 6. Insurance service and includes any service which the Central Government or the State Government, as the specimen may be, may in the public interest, by notification, declare to be a public utility service for the purposes of this Chapter. 22B. Establishment of Permanent LokAdalat 1. Notwithstanding anything contained in section 19, the CentralValidityor, as the specimen may be, every StateValidityshall, be notification, establish Permanent LokAdalat at such places and for exercising such jurisdiction in respect of one or increasingly public utility services and for such areas as may be specified in the notification. 2. Every Permanent LokAdalat established for an zone notified under sub-section (1) shall consist of- a) A person who is, or has been, a district judge or spare district judge or has held judicial office higher in rank than that of a district judge, shall be the Chairman of the Permanent LokAdalat; and b) Two other persons having unobjectionable wits in public utility services to be nominated by the Central Government or, as the specimen may be, the State Government on the recommendation of the CentralValidityor, as the specimen may, the State Authority, establishing such Permanent LokAdalat and the other terms and conditions of the visit of the Chairman and other persons referred to in clause (b) shall be prescribed by the Central Government. 22 C.Conversanceof cases by Permanent LokAdalat. (1) Any party to a dispute may, surpassing the dispute is brought surpassing nay court, make an using to the Permanent LokAdalat for the settlement of dispute; Provided that the Permanent LokAdalat shall not have jurisdiction in respect of any matter relating to an offence not compoundable under any law; Provided remoter that the Permanent LokAdalat shall moreover not have jurisdiction in the matter where the value of the property in dispute exceeds ten lakh rupees; Provided moreover that the Central Government, may, by notification, increase the limit of ten lakhrepees specified in the second proviso in consultation with the Central Authority. (2)Withoutan using is made under sub-section (1) to the Permanent LokAdalat, no party to that using shall invoke jurisdiction of any magistrate in the same dispute. (3) where an using is made to a Permanent LokAdalat under sub-section (1), it (a) shall uncontrived each party to the using to file surpassing it a written statement, stating therein the facts and nature of dispute under the application, points or issues in such dispute and grounds relied in support of, or in opposition to, such points or issues, as the specimen may be, and such party may supplement such statement with any document and other vestige which such party deems towardly in proof of such facts and grounds and shall send a reprinting of such statement together with a reprinting of such document and other evidence, if any, to each of the parties to the applicant; (b) may require any party to the using to file spare statement surpassing it at any stage of the conciliation proceedings; (c) shall communicate any document or statement received by it from any party to the using to the other party, to enable such other party to present reply thereto. (4) When statement, spare statement and reply, if any, have been filed under sub-section (3), to the satisfaction of the Permanent LokAdalat, it shall self-mastery conciliation proceedings between the parties to the using in such manner as it thinks towardly taking into worth the circumstance of the dispute. (5) The Permanent LokAdalat shall, during self-mastery of conciliation proceedings under sub-section (4), squire the parties in their struggle to reach an amicable settlement of the dispute in an self-sustaining and impartial manner. (6) It shall be the duty of every party to the using to cooperate in good faith with the Permanent LokAdalat in conciliation of the dispute relating to the using and to comply with the direction of the Permanent LokAdalat to produce vestige and other related documents surpassing it. (7) When a Permanent LokAdalat, in the aforesaid conciliation proceedings, is of opinion that there exist elements of settlement in such proceedings which may be winning to the partes, it may formulate the tersm of a possible settlement of the dispute and requite to the parties concerned for their observations and in specimen the parties reach at an try-on on the settlement or the dispute, they shall sign the settlement try-on and the Permanent LokAdalat shall pass an ribbon in terms thereof and replenish a reprinting of the same to each of the parties concerned. (8) Where the parties faile to reach at an try-on under sub-section (7), the Permanent LokAdalat shall, if the dispute does not relate to any offence, decide the dispute. 22D. Procedure of Permanent LokAdalat The Permanent LokAdalat shall, while conducting conciliation proceedings or deciding a dispute on merit under this Act, be guided by the principles of natural justice, objectivity goof play, probity and other principles of justice, and shall not be unseat by the Code ofStarchyProcedure, 1908 and the IndianVestigeAct, 1872. 22E.Ribbonof Permanent LokAdalat to be final (1) Every ribbon of the Permanent LokAdalat under this Act made either on merit or in terms of a settlement try-on shall be final and tightness on all the parties thereto and on persons ultimatum under them. (2) Every ribbon of the Permanent LokAdalat under this Act shall be deemed to be a prescription of a starchy court. (3) The ribbon made by the Permanent LokAdalat under this Act shall be by a majority of the persons constituting the PermanentLokAdalat.  (4) Every ribbon made by the Permanent LokAdalat under this Act shall be final and shall not be tabbed in question in any original suit, using or execution proceedings. (5) The Permanent LokAdalat may transmit any ribbon made by it to a CivilMagistratehaving local Jurisdiction and such starchy magistrate shall execute tgeirder as if it were a prescription made by that court.InstallmentVII Miscellaneous 23. Members and staff of Authorities, Committees and Lok Adalats to be public servants. -The Members including Member-Secretary or, as the specimen may be, Secretary , of the Central Authority, the State Authorities, the District Authorities, the SupremeMagistrateLegal Services Committee, HighMagistrateLegal Services Committees, Taluk Legal Services Committees and officers and other employees of such Authorities, Committees and the Members of the Lok Adalats shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of Section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) 24. Protection of whoopee taken in good faith.- No suit, prosecution or other Legal proceeding shall lie against, (a) The Central Government or the State Government; (b) The Patron-in-Chief, Executive Chairman, Members or Member-Secretary or officers or other employees of the Central Authority; (c) Patron-in-Chief, Executive Chairman, Members, Member-Secretary or officers or other employees of the State Authority; (d) Chairman, Secretary, Members or officers or other employees of the SupremeMagistrateLegal Services Committee, HighMagistrateLegal Services Committees, Taluk Legal Services Committees or the District Authority; or (e) Any other person authorised by any of the Patron-in-Chief, Executive Chairman, Chairman, Member, Member-Secretary referred to in sub-clauses (b) to (d), for anything which is in good faith washed-up or intended to be washed-up under the provisions of this Act or any rule or regulation made thereunder. 25. Act to have overriding effect.- The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained any other law for the time stuff in gravity or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any law other than this Act. 26. Power to remove difficulties :- (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Central Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act as towards to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty; Provided that no such order shall be made without the expiry of a period of two years from the stage on which this Act receives the assent of the President. (2) Every order made under this section shall, as soon as may be without it is made, be laid surpassing each House of Parliament. 27.Power of Central Government to make rules :- (1) The Central Government in consultation with the Chief Justice of India may, by notification, make rules to siphon out the provisions of this Act. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the pursuit matters, namely:- (a) The number, wits and qualifications of other Members of the CentralValidityunder clause (c) of sub-section (2) of Section 3. (b) The wits and qualifications of the Member-Secretary of the CentralValidityand his powers and functions under sub-section (3) of Section 3. (c) The terms of office and other conditions relating thereto, of Members and Member-Secretary of the CentralValidityunder sub-section (4) of Section 3. (d) The number of officers and other employees of the CentralValidityunder sub-section (5) of Section 3. (e) The conditions of service and the salary and solatium of officers and other employees of the CentralValidityunder sub-section (6) of Section 3. (f) The number, wits and qualifications of Members of the SupremeMagistrateLegal Services Committee under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of Section 3A. (g) The wits and qualifications of Secretary of the SupremeMagistrateLegal Services Committee under sub-section (3) of Section 3A. (h) The number of officers and other employees of the SupremeMagistrateLegal Services Committee under sub-section (5) of Section 3A and the conditions of service and the salary and solatium payable to them under sub-section (6) of that section. (i) The upper limit of yearly income of a person entitling him to legal services under clause (h) of Section 12, if the specimen is surpassing the Supreme Court. (j) The manner in which the finance of the Central Authority, the StateValidityor the DistrictValidityshall be maintained under Section 18. (k) The wits and qualifications of other persons of the Lok Adalats organised by the SupremeMagistrateLegal Services Committee specified in sub-section (3) of Section 19. (l) Other matters under clause (e) of sub-section (1) of Section 22. (m) Any other matter which is to be, or may be, prescribed. 28. Power of State Government to make rules.- (1) The State Government in consultation with the Chief Justice of the HighMagistratemay, by notification, make rules to siphon out the provisions of this Act. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the pursuit matters, namely:- (a) The number, wits and qualifications of other Members of the StateValidityunder clause (c) of sub-section (2) of Section 6. (b) The powers and functions of the Member-Secretary of the StateValidityunder sub-section (3) of Section 6. (c) the terms of office and other conditions relating thereto, of Members and Member-Secretary of the StateValidityunder sub-section (4) of Section 6. (d) The number of officers and other employees of the StateValidityunder sub-section (5) of Section 6. (e) The conditions of service and the salary and solatium of officers and other employees of the StateValidityunder sub-section (6) of Section 6. (f) The wits and qualifications of Secretary of the HighMagistrateLegal Services Committee under sub-section (3) of Section 8A. (g) The number of officers and other employees of the HighMagistrateLegal Services Committee under sub-section (5) of Section 8A and the conditions of service and the salary and solatium payable to them under sub-section (6) of that Section. (h) The number, wits and qualifications of Members of the DistrictValidityunder clause (b) of sub-section (2) of Section 9. (i) The number of officers and other employees of the DistrictValidityunder sub - section (5) of Section 9. (j) The conditions of service and the salary and solatium of the officers and other employees of the DistrictValidityunder sub-section (6) of Section 9. (k) The number, wits and qualifications of Members of the Taluk Legal Services Committee under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of Section 11A. (l) The number of officers and other employees of the Taluk Legal Services Committee under sub-section (3) of Section 11A. (m) The conditions of service and the salary and solatium of officers and other employees of the Taluk Legal Services Committee under sub-section (4) of Section 11A. (n) The upper limit of yearly income of a person entitling him to legal services under clause (h) of Section 12, if the specimen is surpassing a court, other than the Supreme Court. (o) The wits and qualifications of other persons of the Lok Adalats other than referred to in sub-section (4) of Section 19. (p) Any other matter which is to be, or may be, prescribed. 29. Power of CentralValidityto make regulations.- (1) The CentralValiditymay, by notification, make regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder, to provide for all matters for which provision is necessary or expedient for the purposes of giving effect to the provisions of this Act. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such regulations may provide for all or any of the pursuit matters, namely:-    (a) The powers and functions of the SupremeMagistrateLegal Services Committee under sub-section (1) of Section 3A. (b) The terms of office and other conditions relating thereto, of the Members and Secretary of the SupremeMagistrateLegal Services Committee under sub-section (4) of Section 3A. 29A. Power of StateValidityto make regulations .- (1) The StateValiditymay, by notification make regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder, to provide for all matters for which provisions is necessary or expedient for the purposes of giving effect to the provisions of this Act. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such regulations may provide for all or any of the pursuit matters, namely:- a) The other functions to be performed by the StateValidityunder clause (d) of sub-section (2) of Section 7. (b) The powers and functions of the HighMagistrateLegal Services Committee under sub-section (1) of Section 8A. (c) The number, wits and qualifications of Members of the HighMagistrateLegal Services Committee under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of Section 8A. (d) The terms of office and other conditions relating thereto, of the Members and Secretary of the HighMagistrateLegal Services Committee under sub-section (4) of Section 8A. (e) The terms of office and other conditions relating thereto, of the Members and Secretary of the HighMagistrateLegal Services Committee under sub-section (4) of Section 9. (f) The number, wits and qualifications of Members of the HighMagistrateLegal Services Committee under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of Section 8A. (g) Other functions to be performed by the DistrictValidityunder clause (c) of sub-section (2) Section 10. (h) The terms of office and other conditions relating thereto, of Members and Secretary of the Taluk Legal Services Committee under sub-section (3) of Section 11A. 30. Laying of rules and regulations :- (1) Every rule made under this Act by the Central Government and every regulation made by the CentralValiditythereunder shall be laid, as soon as may be without it is made, surpassing each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session, and if, surpassing the expiry of the session immediately pursuit the session or the successive sessions or in two or increasingly successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses stipulate in making any modification in the rule or regulation, or both Houses stipulate that the rule or regulation should not be made, the rule or regulation shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the specimen may be; so, however, that any such modification or splitsville shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously washed-up under that rule or regulation. (2) Every rule made under this Act by a State Government and every regulation made by a StateValiditythereunder shall be laid, as soon as may be without it is made, surpassing the State Legislature. Amendment of Section 12(d) of The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (No. 1 of 1996) which received the assent of the President on 1st January, 1996 has amended section 12(d) of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. Section 74 of the said Act, which has amended clause (i) of section 2 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, is to the pursuit effect:- 74. Amendment of Act 39 of 1987 - In section 12 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, for clause (d), the pursuit clause shall be substituted, namely:- (d) A person with powerlessness as specified in clause(i) of Section Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995." Clause (i) of Section 2 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995, defines 'disability' as under:- 'Disability'Ways:- (i) Blindness; (ii) Low Vision; (iii) Leprosy-Cured; (iv) Hearing Impairment; (v) LocomotorPowerlessness(vi) Mental Retardation; (vii) Mental Illness.                                               Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs(Department of Legal Affairs)National Legal ServicesValidityRules 1995 1. Short title and prelude :- (1) These rules may be tabbed the National Legal ServicesValidityRules, 1995. (2) They shall come into gravity on the stage of their publication in the Gazette of India. 2. Definitions :- In these rules unless the context otherwise requires- (a) "Act" ways the Legal Services Authorities Act,1987. (b) "Central Authority" ways the National Legal ServicesValidityconstituted under section 3 of the Act; (c) "Member" ways the Members of the CentralValiditynominated under clause (c) of sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the Act; (d) "Member-Secretary" ways the Member-Secretary of the CentralValidityscheduled under sub-section (3) of Section 3 of the Act; (e) all other words and expressions used in these rules but not specified shall have the same meaning prescribed to them in the Act. 3. The number, wits and qualifications of other Members of the Central Authority.- (1) The CentralValidityshall consist of not increasingly than twelve Members. (2) The pursuit shall be the ex-officio Members of the Central Authority, namely:- (i) Secretary Department of Legal Affairs,  Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, Government of India or any of his nominee; (ii) Secretary, Department of Expenditure, in the Ministry Of Finance, Govt. of India or any of his nominee; and          (iii) Two Chairman of the State Legal Services Authorities as may be nominated by the Central Government in consultation with the Chief Justice of India. Provided that the Patron-in-Chief of the CentralValiditymay nominate until the constitution of State Authorities under the Act, Chairman of any two of the State Legal Aid andTranslatingBoards or Committees, by whatever name called, existing prior to such constitution.   (3) The Central Government may nominate, in consultation with the Chief Justice of India, other Members from amongst those possessing the wits and qualifications prescribed in sub-rule (4) of this rule. (4) A person shall not be qualified for nomination as a Member of theValidityunless he is :- (a) an eminent person in the field of law; or (b) a person of repute who is specially interested in the implementation of the Legal Services Schemes; or (c) an eminent social worker who is engaged in the upliftment of the weaker sections of the people, including Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, women, children, rural and urban labour. 2.Visitof Member-Secretary.- The Central Government shall in consultation with the Chief Justice of India, sublease a person to be the Member-Secretary of the Central Authority, possessing wits and qualifications as prescribed in rule 5. 5. The wits and qualifications of the Member-Secretary of the CentralValidityand his powers and functions.- A person shall not be qualified for visit as Member-Secretary unless he is- (a) an officer of the Indian Legal Services who has held a post not unelevated the rank ofSpareSecretary to the Government of India; or (b) a Member of the State higher Judicial Service who has held the post of District Judge atleast for three years; or (c) an officer of other organised Central Service who has held a post of Joint Secretary to the Government of India or equivalent for a minimum period of three years; or (d) an officer of the organised State Services who has held a post equivalent to the Joint Secretary to the Govt. of India for a minimum period of five years. Preference will be given to persons possessing administrative, financial and legal aid experience. 6. Powers and Functions of the Member-Secretary.- The powers and functions of the Member-Secretary, inter alia shall be - (a) to work out modalities of the Legal Services Schemes and programmes tried by the CentralValidityand ensure their constructive monitoring and implementation throughout the country; (b) to exercise the powers in respect of administrative, finance and upkeep matters as that of the Head of the Department in a Central Government; (c) to manage the properties, records and funds of the Central Authority; (d) to maintain true and proper finance of the CentralValidityincluding checking and auditing in respect thereof periodically; (e) to prepareYearlyIncome and ExpenditureFinanceandWastefulnessSheet of the Central Authority; (f) to liaise with the social whoopee groups and the State Legal Services Authorities; (g) to maintain up-to-date and well-constructed statistical information, including progress made in the implementation of various Legal Services Programmes from time to time; (h) to process project proposals for financial assistance and issue Utilisation Certificates thereof; (i) to convene Meetings/Seminars and Workshops unfluctuating with Legal Services Programmes and preparation of Reports and follow-up whoopee thereon; (j) to produce video/documentary films, publicity material, literature and publications to inform unstipulated public well-nigh the various aspects of the Legal Services Programmes; and (k) to perform such other functions as may be expedient for efficient functioning of the Central Authority. 7. The terms of office and other conditions relating thereto, of Members and Member-Secretary of the Central Authority.-    (1) The Members of the CentralValiditynominated by the Central Government under sub-rule(3) of rule 3, shall hold office for a term of two years and a retiring Member shall be eligible for renomination for not increasingly than one term. (2) A Member of the CentralValiditynominated by the Central Government under sub-rule(3) of rule 3 may be removed by the Central Government if in the opinion of the Central Government, it is not desirable to protract him as a Member. (3) If any Member nominated under sub-rule (3) of rule 3 ceases to be Member of the Central Authority, for any reason such as resignation or death, the vacancy shall be filled up in the same manner as the original nomination and the person so nominated shall protract to be a Member for the remaining term of the Member in whose place he is nominated. (4) All Members nominated under sub-rule(3) of rule 3 shall be entitled to payment of travelling wage and daily wage in respect of journeys performed in connection with the work of the CentralValidityand shall be paid by the CentralValidityin vibrations with the rules as are workable to Grade 'A' officers, as amended from time to time. (5) If a nominated Member is a government employee, he shall be entitled to only one set of travelling wage and daily wage either from his parent department, or, as the specimen may be, from the Central Authority. (6) The Member-Secretary shall hold office for a term not exceeding five years or till the age of 62 years, whichever is earlier. (7) In all matters like pay, allowances, benefits and entitlements, the Member-Secretary shall be governed by rules as are workable to the persons holding equivalent posts in the Central Government. (8) If an officer of the State Higher Judicial Service, or, as the specimen may be, of other organised Central/State Services, is scheduled as Member-Secretary he shall be governed by the service conditions of his parent cadre, in so far as disciplinary matters are concerned. (9) The visit of the Member-Secretary may be on deputation basis. 8. The number of officers and other employees of the Central Authority.-The CentralValidityshall have such number of officers and other employees for rendering secretarial assistance and for its day to day functions as are set out in Schedule to these rules or as may be notified by the Central Government from time to time. 9. The conditions of service and the salary and solatium of officers and other employees of the CentralValidityunder sub-section (6) of section 3 :- (1)The officers and other employees of the CentralValidityshall be entitled to yank pay and solatium in the scale of pay indicated versus each post in the Schedule to these rules or at par with the Central Government employees holding equivalent posts. (2) In all matters like age of retirement, pay and allowances, benefits and entitlements and disciplinary matters, the officers and other employees of the CentralValidityshall be governed by the Central Government as are workable to persons holding equivalent posts. (3) The officers and other employees of the CentralValidityshall be entitled to such other facilities and benefits as may be notified by the Central Government from time to time. 10. The number, wits and qualifications of Members of the SupremeMagistrateLegal Services Committee under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 3A :- (1) The SupremeMagistrateLegal Services Committee shall consist of not increasingly than nine Members. (2) The pursuit shall be the ex-officio Members of the SupremeMagistrateLegal Services Committee:- (i) AttorneyUnstipulatedof India; (ii)SpareSecretary in the Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, Government of India or his nominee; (iii)SpareSecretary in the Department of Expenditure of the Ministry of Finance, Government of India or his nominee; and (iv) RegistrarUnstipulatedof the SupremeMagistrateof India. (3) The Central Government may nominate, in consultation with the Chief Justice of India, other Members from amongst those possessing the qualification and wits prescribed in sub-rule(4) of this rule. (4) A person shall not be qualified for nomination as a Member unless he is- (a) an eminent person in the field of law; or (b) a person of repute who is specially interested in the implementation of the Legal Services Schemes; or (c) an eminent social worker who is engaged in the upliftment of the weaker sections of the people including Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, women, children, rural and urban labour. 11. The wits and qualifications of Secretary of the SupremeMagistrateLegal Services Committee under sub-section (3) of section 3A. - A person shall not be qualified for visit as Secretary unless he is - (a) An officer of the SupremeMagistrateRegistry not unelevated the rank of Joint Registrar; or (b) Officer of the rank of Director from the Central Government, possessing a stratum of Law. 12. The upper limit of yearly income of a person entitling him to legal services under clause (h) of section 12, if the specimen is surpassing the Supreme Court.- Any resider of India whose yearly income from all sources does not exceed Rs.50,000/-(Rupees Fifty Thousand) shall be entitled to legal services under clause (h) of section 12 of the Act. 13. The wits and qualifications of other persons of the Lok Adalats organised by the SupremeMagistrateLegal Services Committee specified in sub-section(3) of section 19.- A person shall not be qualified to be included in the Lok Adalat unless he is- (a) A member of the legal profession; or (b) A person of repute who is specially interested in the implementation of the Legal Services Schemes and Programmes; or (c) An eminent social worker who is engaged in the upliftment of the weaker sections of the people, including Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, women, children, rural and urban labour. 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