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

National Legal Services Authority (Lok Adalat) Regulations , 2009 NOTIFICATION New Delhi , the 14 * October.2009 No.L/28/09-NALSA.—fn exercise of the powers conferred 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 . - These regulations may be called National Legal Services Authority (Lok Adalats) Regulations , 2009 . {2) They shall come into force on the date ot their publication in the Official Gazette . 2 . Definition* . -In these Regulations , unless the context otherwise requires , - (a) Act" t" means the Legal Services Authorities Act , 1987 (39 of 1 987) . (b) '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 said Act or rules . 3 . Procedure for organizing Lok Adalats:- Lok Adatats may be organized by the State Authorities or District Authorities or Supreme Court Legal Services Committee or High Court Legal Services Committee or , as the 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 h special Lok Adalats shall be organized tor all Family Courts at regular intervals The Member-Secretary or Secretary of the High Court Legal Services Committee or District Authority or , as the case may be , the Chairman of the Taluk Legal Services Committee may associate the members of the legal profession