Published vide Notification No. 349/36(1)/2015-8-One(5)/2006, dated November 17, 2015, published in the Uttarakhand Gazette, Extraordinary, Part 4, Section (Kha), dated 17th November, 2015, pp. 3-5
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In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 28 of the Legal Service Authorities Act, 1987 (Act No. 39, Year 1987) and in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court of Uttarakhand, Nainital, with a view to make further amendment in Uttarakhand State Legal Services Authority Rules, 2006, the Governor is pleased to make the following rules-
- Short title and commencement.- (1) In short, these rules may be called the Uttarakhand State Legal Services Authority (Amendment) Rules, 2015.
(2) They shall come into force at once.
- Substitution of sub-rule (1) and sub-rule (2) of Rule 3.- In the principal rules for existing rules set out in Column 1 below the rules set out in Column 2 shall be substituted,
| Column 1 | Column 2 | ||
| Existing sub-rules | Sub-rules as substituted | ||
| 3(1) | The State Authority shall, including its Patron-in-Chief and the Executive Chairman not more than seventeen Members. | 3(1) | The State Authority shall, including its Patron-in-Chief and the Executive Chairman not more than twenty Members. |
| 3(2) | The following shall be ex-officio members of the State Authority, namely- | 3(2) | The following shall be ex-officio members of the State Authority, namely— |
| (i) | Advocate General of Uttaranchal; | (i) | Chairman, High Court Legal Service Committee; |
| (ii) | Principal Secretary in the Department of Finance; | (ii) | Advocate General of Uttarankhand; |
| (iii) | Principal Secretary in the Department of Law | (iii) | Registrar General, High Court of Uttarakhand; |
| (iv) | Principal Secretary in the Department of Revenue; | (iv) | Principal Secretary in the Department of Finance; |
| (v) | Chairman of the Bar Council of Uttaranchal State; | (v) | Principal Secretary in the Department of Law |
| (vi) | Chairman of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes; | (vi) | Principal Secretary in the Department of Revenue; |
| (vii) | Director General of Police of the State; | (vii) | Chairman, Uttarakhand State Women Commission; |
| (viii) | Secretary in the Social Welfare Department; | (viii) | Chairman of the Bar Council of Uttarakhand State; |
| (ix) | Two Chairmen of the District Authority, as may be, nominated by the State Government, in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court | (ix) | Chairman of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes; |
| (x) | Director General of Police of the State; | ||
| (xi) | Secretary in the Social Welfare Department; | ||
| (xii) | Two Chairmen of the District Authority, as may be, nominated by the State Government, in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court. | ||
- Substitution of sub-rule (1) of Rule 12.- In the principal rules, existing sub-rule (1) of Rule 12 shall be substituted as follows-
| Column 1 | Column 2 | ||
| Existing sub-rules | Sub-rules as substituted | ||
| 12(1) | Civil Judge (Sr. Div.) or in his absence Chief Judicial Magistrate, as the case may be, shall be ex-officio Secretary of the District Legal Services Authority and shall be paid honorarium of Rs 500 per month or such amount as may be fixed by the State Authority in consultation with the Chief Justice. | 12(1) | A Judicial Officer from the cadre of Civil Judge (Sr. Div.) shall be appointed as Secretary, District Legal Services Authority by Uttarakhand State Legal Services Authority and such Judicial Officers shall act as full time Secretary of the establishment of District Legal Services Authority and in case of non-appointment of full time Secretary of District Legal Services Authority, Civil Judge (Sr. Div.) or in his absence Chief Judicial Magistrate of the District, as the case may be, shall be ex-officio Secretary of the District Legal Services Authority and shall be paid honorarium of Rs 1000 per month or such amount as may be fixed by the State Authority in consultation with the Chief Justice. |
- Substitution of sub-rule (2)(b) of Rule 14.- In the principal rules, existing sub-rule (2)0) of Rule 14 shall be substituted as follows -
| Column 1 | Column 2 | ||
| Existing sub-rules | Sub-rules as substituted | ||
| 14(2)(b) | In absence of the Judicial Officer, the Sub-Divisional Officer, if posted in Taluk/Tehsil shall act as president and Tehsil shall act as a Secretary. | 14(2)(b) | The Sub-Divisional Officer, if posted in Tehsil shall act as ex-officio Member of the Tehsil Legal Services Committee. |
- Repeal of sub-rule (b), (c), (d) and (e) of Rule 19.- In the principal rules, existing sub-rules (b), (c), (d) and (e) of Rule 19 are hereby repealed.