Tamilnadu taluk legal services committee

 

TAMILNADU TALUK LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE

Under the legal services Authorities Act, 1987 of section 11 A deals with taluk legal services committee.

Section 11 A Taluk legal services committee:

1.  The state authority may constitute a committee, to be called 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 senior most judicial officer operating within the jurisdiction of the committee which shall be ex officio chairman and

b.  Such member and other members possessing qualifications and experience, 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 appoint such number of officers and other employees as may be prescribed by the state government in consultation with the chief justice of the high court for the efficient discharge of its functions.

4.  The officers and other employees of the committee shall be entitled to such salary and allowanced 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 administrative expenses of the committee shall be defrayed out of the district legal aid fund by the district authority.

 

Section 11 B. Functions of taluk legal services committee

The taluk legal services committee may perform all or any of the following functions namely;

a.  Coordinate the activities of legal services in the taluk

b.  Organize lok adalats within the taluk; and

c.   Perform such other functions as the district authority may assign to it.