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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-16052025-263137
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 269]
NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2025/VAISAKHA 25, 1947
MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
(Department Of Justice)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 15th May, 2025
G.S.R. 312(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (la) of sub-section (2) of section
27 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (39 of 1987), the Central Government in consultation with
the Chief Justice of India, hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Permanent Lok Adalat
(Other Terms and Conditions of Appointment of Chairman and Other Persons) Rules, 2003, namely:—
1. Short title and commencement. — (1) These rules may be called the Permanent Lok Adalat (Other Terms
and Conditions of Appointment of Chairman and Other Persons) Amendment Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Permanent Lok Adalat (Other Terms and Conditions of Appointment of Chairman and Other
Persons) Rules, 2003,
(i) in rule 3, —
(a) in sub-rule (3), for the words "two thousand rupees", the words "two thousand and five hundred
rupees" shall be substituted;
(b) for sub-rule (5), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:—
"(5) For the purpose of attending the sittings of Permanent Lok Adalat, the Chairman and other
person shall be entitled to conveyance allowance based on the classification of cities as under:
+-----+-------------------------+------------------+----------------+
| S.No. | Classification of Cities| Population criteria| Rate per sitting |
+=====+=========================+==================+================+
| 1. | X | 50 lakhs and above | Rs. 1,000/- |
+-----+-------------------------+------------------+----------------+
| 2. | Y | 5 lakhs to 50 lakhs| Rs. 750/- |
+-----+-------------------------+------------------+----------------+
| 3. | Z | Below 5 lakhs | Rs. 500/- |
+-----+-------------------------+------------------+----------------+
The above conveyance allowance is subject to a ceiling of eight thousand rupees per month.”;
(ii) in rule 7, for sub-rule (3), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:—
"(3) The sitting of the Permanent Lok Adalat, as and when necessary, shall be convened by the
Chairman and a Permanent Lok Adalat having a pendency of upto one hundred cases shall sit at
least once a week and list at least five matters per sitting and a Permanent Lok Adalat having
pendency of more than one hundred cases shall sit at least twice a week and list at least five matters
per sitting".
[F. No. A-60011/19/2019-LAP(JUS)]
NIRAJ KUMAR GAYAGI, Jt. Secy.
Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India vide notification number G.S.R. 3(E),
dated the 2nd January, 2003 and subsequently amended vide notification number G.S.R. 373(E),
dated the 13th May, 2008, G.S.R. 618(E), dated the 22nd June, 2016 and G.S.R. 787(E), dated the
22nd December, 2020.