District Legal Services Authority, Rayagada
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DLSA, Rayagada | |
| Headquarters | Rayagada, Orissa, India. |
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Chairman | Janab Mohammed Ajmal, District Judge, Rayagada |
Secretary | Dr. Md. Irshadun Nabi |
Members(5) | 1) Collector, Rayagada, 2) S.P., Rayagada, 3) CJM, Rayagada, 4) Govt. Pleader. Rayagada, 5) Sri Binod Chandra Panda(Retd. Bank officer), 6) Sri N.K.Dash, Senior Advocate & 7) Smt. Sanghamitra Mahapatra(Lady member) |
Parent organisation | NALSA, New Delhi |
District Legal Services Authority, Rayagada (DLSA)[1] functions in the district headquarters of Rayagada under the Odisha State Legal Services Authority, Cuttack(OSLSA).[2] It is a statutory body constituted under the provisions of Legal Services Authorities Act of 1987[3] for providing free legal services for the citizens.[4]
Constitution
Under the provisions of The Legal Services Authorities Act of 1987, the District Legal Services Authority, Rayagada consists of:
1) The District Judge as the Chairman and the Registrar, Civil Courts as the Secretary and
2) Seven other members (as prescribed by the State Government in this regard)
The Registrar, Civil Courts, Rayagada has been designated as the Secretary of the unit. Accordingly, Sri S.K.Sahu and Dr. P.K.Panda, the then Registrars functioned as Secretaries of DLSA, Rayagada. Dr. Md. Irshadun Nabi became the first duly appointed Secretary of the DLSA w.e.f. 20.11.2015. The incumbency chart of the duly appointed Secretaries of the DLSA is as follows:
| Serial no. | Name of the Secretary | Period of incumbency |
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| 1 | Hon'ble Dr. Md. Irshadun Nabi,LL.B. | 20.11.2015 to continuing.... |
Activities
The aim of DLSA, Rayagada is to give free legal aid to a person if he/she is not capable of bearing the legal expenses. This includes appointing a lawyer, Court fee and other miscellaneous expenses. The authority also periodically organises Lok Adalats for out-of-the-court settlement of the cases and Awareness programmes. DLSA, Rayagada also organises Awareness camps itself and through all the Taluk Legal Services Committees. Legal Aid Clinics and Front offices are part of the institution for providing free legal aid to the needy.[5][6]
Gallery
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Inauguration of District Mediation Centre, Rayagada
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2nd National Lok Adalat held by DLSA at the District Court, Rayagada
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Legal Awareness Camp by DLSA, Rayagada
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Awareness Programme on Plea Bargaining by DLSA, Rayagada
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Observance of Children's Day by DLSA, Rayagada
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Observance of Law Day by DLSA, Rayagada
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Awareness Camp on Skill Development held on 01.04.2015 by DLSA, Rayagada
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Mobile Legal Services-cum-Lok Adalat by SLSA, Cuttack at Rayagada Judgeship
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Legal Awareness Camp by DLSA at IMFA
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Essay & Debate Competition organised by DLSA, Rayagada
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Awareness programme on Rights of TG organised by DLSA, Rayagada
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World Mental Health Day celebrated by DLSA, Rayagada
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LAW DAY-2015 observed by DLSA, Rayagada
References
- ↑ "Odisha Government Portal" (PDF). Orissa.gov.in. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
- ↑ "District Legal Services Authorities". Oslsa.in. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
- ↑ "LEGAL SERVICE AUTHORITIES ACT, 1987". Lawmin.nic.in. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
- ↑ "Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, legal Aid Law in India, Lok Adalat". Legalserviceindia.com. 1995-12-05. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
- ↑ "District Legal Aid Service Authority" (PDF). Ecourts.gov.in. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
- ↑ "DNational Legal Services Authority" (PDF). Chdslsa.gov. Retrieved 2015-05-14.