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Section 21: Panels for legal service

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

(1) Every authority shall prepare such number of panels of legal practitioners, as it may consider necessary.

(2) Every, Panel prepared under sub-rule (1), shall remain in for it is revised or modified by the Authority.

(3) Appointment of a legal practitioner for legal service under these rules shall be made as far as possible from the panels of legal practitioners prepared under sub-rule (1) by the Authority.

Provided that the Executive Chairman may appoint a legal practitioner not include in the panel and in a special case, Chairman of the Authority may do so with the prior permission of the Executive Chairman.

4. Every person included in the panel shall be required to communicate, in writing to the Member Secretary, the Secretary or the Chairman of the Authority may do so with the prior permission of the Executive Chairman.

5. If any person after having agreed to serve on a panel neglects or does not discharge the duties properly, the Authority may delete his name from the panel and may also disassociate him forthwith from the legal service being provided by him.

6. If any person after having agreed to serve on a panel, is guilty of misconduct or violates any of the provisions of these rules, he shall be liable to be removed from the panel, besides any appropriate legal proceedings.

7. Save as otherwise directed by the Authority, a legal practitioner who ceased to be on the panel whether on account of resignation or otherwise, shall, as soon, as practicable after he so ceases to be on the panel, deliver within seven days all the papers pertaining to cases entrusted to his to the Member-Secretary, Secretary of Chairman of the Authority failing which he shall forfeit any claim to the legal fee or other dues, if any besides appropriate civil or criminal legal action.

Section 28 (2) (p).

Where this provision sits

ActLegal Services Authorities Rules, 1997
Section21
Marginal notePanels for legal service
JurisdictionUnion territory of Chandigarh
StatusIn force as published by the source

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