Jagdish Singh Khehar : Executive Chairman of NALSA

Q.  What does NALSA stand for?
- Published on 21 Nov 16

a. National Legal Services Association
b. National Legal Services Authority
c. National Law Services Association
d. National Law Services Authority

ANSWER: National Legal Services Authority
 
Jagdish Singh Khehar : Executive Chairman of NALSAThe Union Government on 18th Nov 2016 announced the appointment of senior judge of the SC, Jagdish Singh Khehar as the Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority
  • A judge of the SC, he will succeed Anil R. Dave
  • The National Legal Services Authority of India was firmed on Dec 5, 1995
  • It was instituted under the authority of the Legal Services Authorities Act 1987
  • It seeks to provide free legal services to eligible candidates and organise Lok Adalats for speedy case resolution
  • It aims to reduce the burden of the judiciary
  • The CJI (currently Justice TS Thakur) is the patron-in-chief of NALSA while the second senior most judge is the Executive Chairman
  • There is a provision for the same mechanism in state and district levels

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