President of India Droupadi Murmu has nominated Justice Sanjiv Khanna of the Supreme Court as Executive Chairperson of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)..The Chief Justice of India is the NALSA's Patron-in-Chief, according to the Legal Services Authority Act of 1987. The President of India, in collaboration with the Chief Justice of India, appoints an active or retired Supreme Court judge as Executive Chairman.As per convention, the post of Executive Chairman of NALSA is occupied by the second senior-most judge of the Supreme Court. It was previously held by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, who demitted office on December 25..Justice Khanna, the apex court's senior-most puisne judge, is a former judge of the Delhi High Court, a post also held by his father, Justice Dev Raj Khanna. Justice Khanna is the nephew of former Supreme Court judge Justice HR Khanna..Earlier this year, the Supreme Court and NALSA had launched a nationwide campaign to expedite the identification and review of prisoners who are eligible to be considered for release from jails..[Read notification]
President of India Droupadi Murmu has nominated Justice Sanjiv Khanna of the Supreme Court as Executive Chairperson of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)..The Chief Justice of India is the NALSA's Patron-in-Chief, according to the Legal Services Authority Act of 1987. The President of India, in collaboration with the Chief Justice of India, appoints an active or retired Supreme Court judge as Executive Chairman.As per convention, the post of Executive Chairman of NALSA is occupied by the second senior-most judge of the Supreme Court. It was previously held by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, who demitted office on December 25..Justice Khanna, the apex court's senior-most puisne judge, is a former judge of the Delhi High Court, a post also held by his father, Justice Dev Raj Khanna. Justice Khanna is the nephew of former Supreme Court judge Justice HR Khanna..Earlier this year, the Supreme Court and NALSA had launched a nationwide campaign to expedite the identification and review of prisoners who are eligible to be considered for release from jails..[Read notification]
