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The Central Government nominates Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge as a Member to the National Legal Services Authority and amends S.O. 582(E), dated 13th August, 1997, for this purpose.

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The Ministry of Law and Justice (Department of Justice), through S.O. 2595(E) dated 21st May, 2026, notifies the nomination of Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge, Judge of the Bombay High Court and Executive Chairman of the Maharashtra State Legal Services Authority, as a Member to the National Legal Services Authority. This action is taken by the Central Government, in consultation with the Chief Justice of India, 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 rules 3 and 7 of the National Legal Services Authority Rules, 1995. For this purpose, the notification makes further amendments to the Government of India's notification S.O. 582(E), dated 13th August, 1997, by substituting serial number 8 and its related entries with the details of Justice Ghuge. The principal notification S.O. 582(E) was last amended vide S.O. 5539(E), dated 1st December 2025.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-22052026-272783 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2503] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2026/VAISAKHA 31, 1948 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Department of Justice) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 21st May, 2026 S.O. 2595(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 rules 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 Member 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, for serial number 8 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be substituted, namely:— "8. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge, Judge, Bombay High Court and Executive Chairman, Maharashtra State Legal Services Authority -Member". [F. No. A-60011/4/2015-LAP (JUS)/2] SURESH KUMAR, 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 lastly amended vide number S.O. 5539(E), dated the 1st December 2025.

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