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The Central Government nominates members to the National Legal Services Authority and amends previous notification S.O. 582(E) dated 13th August, 1997.

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The Ministry of Law and Justice (Department of Justice) issued Notification S.O. 5539(E) on 1st December, 2025, in New Delhi. In pursuance of sub-section (1) and clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 3 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (39 of 1987), read with rule 3 and 7 of the National Legal Services Authority Rules, 1995, the Central Government, in consultation with the Chief Justice of India, nominated several members to the National Legal Services Authority. This notification further amends the principal notification of the Government of India, S.O. 582(E), dated 13th August, 1997. Specifically, it substitutes serial numbers 5, 6, and 7 with Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kannan Krishnamoorthy (Retd.), Sh. Gaurav Agarwal, and Hon'ble Mr. Justice P. Sam Koshy, respectively. Additionally, it substitutes serial numbers 9 through 14 with Ms. Sonia Mathur, Prof. Jaishankar Singh, Sh. K. Parameshwar, Prof. (Dr.) Harpreet Kaur, Dr. Rohit Bhatia, and Prof. (Dr.) S. Sivakumar. The principal notification S.O. 582(E) was previously amended by 24 subsequent notifications, with the latest being S.O. 1645(E) dated 8th April, 2025.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-01122025-268133 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 5351] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2025/AGRAHAYANA 10, 1947 MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Department of Justice) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 1st December, 2025 S.O. 5539(E). In pursuance of sub-section (1) and clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 3 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (39 of 1987), read with rule 3 and 7 of the National Legal Services Authority Rules, 1995, the Central Government, in consultation with the Chief Justice of India, nominates the following Members to the National Legal Services Authority and for that purpose hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Law and Justice, Department of Legal Affairs, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 582(E), dated the 13th August, 1997, namely :- In the said notification,- (i). for serial numbers 5, 6 and 7 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and entries shall respectively be substituted, namely:- “5. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kannan Krishnamoorthy (Retd.) Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court -Member 6. Sh. Gaurav Agarwal, Senior Advocate -Member 7. Hon'ble Mr. Justice P. Sam Koshy, Judge, High Court of Telangana and Executive Chairman, Telangana State Legal Services Authority -Member"; (ii). for serial numbers 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and entries shall respectively be substituted, namely:- "9. Ms. Sonia Mathur, Senior Advocate -Member 10. Prof. Jaishankar Singh, Vice Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab -Member 11. Sh. K. Parameshwar, Senior Advocate -Member 12. Prof. (Dr.) Harpreet Kaur, Vice Chancellor, National Law University, Jodhpur -Member 13. Dr. Rohit Bhatia, AIIMS, Principal Investigator, Neurology, Neurosciences Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi -Member 14. Prof. (Dr.) S. Sivakumar, Indian Law Institute, New Delhi -Member". [F. No. A-60011/4/2015-LAP (JUS)/2] NIRAJ KUMAR GAYAGI, Jt. Secy. Note:- The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 582(E), dated the 13th August, 1997 and subsequently amended vide the following notifications, namely :- (1) S.O. 664(E), dated the 18th September, 1997; (2) S.O. 554(E), dated the 7th June, 2000; (3) S.O. 655(E), dated the 11th July, 2000; (4) S.O. 1050(E), dated the 27th September, 2004; (5) S.O. 1682(E), dated the 1st December, 2005; (6) S.O. 284(E), dated the 23rd February, 2007; (7) S.O. 95(E), dated the 7th January, 2009; (8) S.O. 698(E), dated the 6th April, 2011; (9) S.O. 946(E), dated the 11th April, 2013; (10) S.O. 2824(E), dated the 20th September, 2013; (11) S.O. 1448(E), dated the 5th June, 2014; (12) S.O. 2085(E) dated the 20th August, 2014; (13) S.O. 2440(E), dated the 7th September, 2015; (14) S.O. 364(E), dated the 4th February, 2016; (15) S.O. 3506(E), dated the 22nd November, 2016; (16) S.O. 1717(E), dated the 30th May, 2017; (17) S.O. 3323(E), dated the 13th October, 2017; (18) S.O. 1492(E), dated the 5th April, 2018; (19) S.O. 1117(E), dated the 1st March, 2019; (20) S.O. 2524(E), dated the 15th July, 2019; (21) S.O. 2916(E), dated the 23rd July, 2021; (22) S.O. 3048(E), dated the 11th July, 2023; (23) S.O. 4750(E), dated the 31st October, 2023; and (24) S.O. 1645(E), dated the 8th April, 2025. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. SARVESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA Dabe 2025-12.01 22:36:51+0530

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