National Legal Services Authority (Lok Adalat) Regulations, 2009 NOTIFICATION — Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987

National Legal Services Authority (Lok Adalat) Regulations, 2009 NOTIFICATION New Delhi,the 14* October,2009 No.L28v09-NALSA-~In exercise of the powers conterred by section 29 of the Legal Services Authorities Act; 1987 (39 of 1987), the Central Authority hereby makes the following regulations, namely: 1. Short title and commencement: L (1) These regulations may be called National Legal Services Authority (Lok Adalats) Regulations, 2009. (2) They shall come into force on the dale of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2 Detinitions: In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) Act' means the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (39 of 1987). 'Lok Adalats' means Lok Adalats to be organized under Section 19 of the Act (c) all other words and expressions used but not defined in these regulations and defined in the Legal Services Authorities Act; 1987 (39 of 1987) or the National Legal Services Authority Rules , 1995 shall have the meaning respectively assigned to them in the sald Act or rules. 3. Procedure tor organizing Lok Adalats:- Lok Adalats may be organized by the State Authorities or District Authorities or Supreme Court Legal Services Committee or High Court Legal Services Committee or, as Ihe case may be, the Taluk Legal Services Committees at regular intervals and such Lok Adalats shall be organised for a definite geographical area as the aforesaid Authorities or Committees think fit: Provided that; special Lok Adalals shall be organized for all Family Courts at regular intervals 2 The Member-Secretary or Secretary of the High Court Legal Services Committee or District Authority Or, as the case may be, Ihe Chairman of the Taluk Legal Services Committee may associate the members of the legal prolession, college students, social organizat