Supreme Court Legal Services Committee

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Supreme Court Legal Services Committee
 Supreme Court judge Justice BR Gavai has been 
nominated as the Chairman of the Supreme Court 
Legal Services Committee (SCLSC), replacing Justice 
Sanjiv Khanna – the senior most judge of the top court 
after the Chief Justice of India (CJI).
 The Supreme Court Legal Services Committee was 
constituted under Section 3A of the Legal Services 
Authorities Act, 1987, to provide “free and competent 
legal services to the weaker sections of society”, in cases 
falling under the top court’s jurisdiction.
 Section 3A of the Act states that the Central Authority (the National Legal Services Authority 
or NALSA) shall constitute the committee.
 Committee consists of a sitting SC judge, who is the chairman, along with other members 
possessing the experience and qualifi cations prescribed by the Centre.
 Both the chairman and other members will be nominated by the CJI. 
 The CJI can appoint the Secretary to the Committee.
 What is the need for legal services and how is it dispensed to the people?
 Article 39A states, “The State shall secure that the operation of the legal system promotes 
justice, on a basis of equal opportunity, and shall, in particular, provide free legal aid, by suitable 
legislation or schemes or in any other way, to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are 
not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disabilities.”
 Articles 14 (right to equality) and 22(1) (rights to be informed of grounds for arrest) also 
make it obligatory for the State to ensure equality before the law and a legal system that 
promotes justice based on equal opportunity.
 A committee at the national level was established under the chairmanship of then SC judge 
Justice PN Bhagwati. The Committee for Implementing Legal Aid Schemes started monitoring 
legal aid activities throughout India.
 What the Legal Services Authorities Act says?
 In 1987, the Legal Services Authorities Act was enacted to give a statutory base to legal aid 
programmes.
 It aims to provide free and competent legal services to eligible groups, including women, 
children, SC/ST and EWS categories, industrial workers, disabled persons, and others.Under the Act, NALSA was constituted in 1995 to monitor and evaluate the implementation 
of legal aid programmes and to lay down policies for making legal services available.
 Subsequently, in every state, State Legal Services Authorities (SLSA) were established to 
implement NALSA’s policies and directions, give free legal services to people, and conduct Lok 
Adalats. 
 An SLSA is headed by the Chief Justice of the respective High Court and includes the senior HC 
judge as its Executive Chairman. 
 While the HC Chief Justice is the patron-in-chief of the SLSA, the CJI is the patron-in-
chief of NALSA.
 Similarly, District Legal Services Authorities (DLSAs) and Taluk Legal Services Committees were 
established in districts and most taluks. 
 Situated in the District Courts Complex in every district, each DLSA is chaired by the District 
Judge of the respective district.
 The Taluka or Sub-Divisional Legal Services Committees are headed by a senior civil judge. 
 Collectively, these bodies organize legal awareness camps, provide free legal services, and 
supply and obtain certifi ed order copies and other legal documents, among other functions.

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