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Section 2: Definitions

Legal Services Authorities Rules, 1997Union territory Rules of Chandigarh · 1987

(1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(a) “Act” means the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987;

(b)“aided person” means a person to whom Legal Service is provided in accordance with the provisions of these rules;

(c) “eligible person” means a person, who is eligible for Legal Services under the rules:

(d) “High Court” means the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh.

(e) “Legal practitioner” shall have the same meaning as assigned to this expression in the Advocates Act, 1961;

(f) “Legal proceeding” means civil criminal, revenue or any other proceedings arising from under any law for the time being in force its inception to final disposal in a court of law and includes preparatory steps for institution of such proceedings and also includes quasi-judicial and administrative proceedings before any tribunal or authority established under any law;

(g) “Member” means the Member of the State Authority or District Authority, as the case may be;

(h) “State Government” means the Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, appointed under Article 239 of the Constitution.

(2) All Other words and expression used in these rules, but not defined shall have the meaning as assigned to them in the Act.

Section 6(2) (c )

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ActLegal Services Authorities Rules, 1997
Section2
Marginal noteDefinitions
JurisdictionUnion territory of Chandigarh
StatusIn force as published by the source

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