Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud recently nominated five advocates as members of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee..The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) vide a gazette notification dated December 23, 2023 has recommended the inclusion of the following advocates:- Senior Advocate Vibha Datta Makhija;- Senior Advocate Siddhartha Dave;- Senior Advocate Aparajita Singh; - Advocate Mohammad Shoeb Alam; and- Advocate K Parameshwar Krishnaswamy..The NALSA has been constituted under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 to provide free Legal Services to the weaker sections of the society and to organize Lok Adalats for the amicable settlement of disputes. CJI DY Chandrachud is currently serving as the Patron-in-Chief while Justice Sanjiv Khanna is serving as the Executive Chairman of NALSA..In related news, recently, on December 29, 2023, Justice BR Gavai was nominated as the Chairman of the Supreme Court legal Services Committee. The post was earlier held by the Supreme Court's senior most puisne judge, Justice Khanna..[Read Notification]
Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud recently nominated five advocates as members of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee..The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) vide a gazette notification dated December 23, 2023 has recommended the inclusion of the following advocates:- Senior Advocate Vibha Datta Makhija;- Senior Advocate Siddhartha Dave;- Senior Advocate Aparajita Singh; - Advocate Mohammad Shoeb Alam; and- Advocate K Parameshwar Krishnaswamy..The NALSA has been constituted under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 to provide free Legal Services to the weaker sections of the society and to organize Lok Adalats for the amicable settlement of disputes. CJI DY Chandrachud is currently serving as the Patron-in-Chief while Justice Sanjiv Khanna is serving as the Executive Chairman of NALSA..In related news, recently, on December 29, 2023, Justice BR Gavai was nominated as the Chairman of the Supreme Court legal Services Committee. The post was earlier held by the Supreme Court's senior most puisne judge, Justice Khanna..[Read Notification]
