(a) “Act” means the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (Central Act No. 39 of 1987) as amended from time to time;
(b) “Aided Person” means a person to whom legal aid, legal advice or legal services has been provided in any form;
(c) “Central Authority” means the National Legal Services Authority constituted under Section 3;
(d) “Chairman” means the Chairman of the District Authority and Sub-Divisional Legal Services Committee, as the case may be;
(e) “Chief Justice” means the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court;
(f) “Court” means a Civil, Criminal or Revenue Court and includes any Tribunal or any other authority constituted under any law for the time being in force to exercise judicial or quasi-judicial functions;
(g) “Committee” means the Sub-Divisional Legal Services Committee.
(h) “District Authority” means the District Legal Services Authority constituted under section 9 of the Legal Services Authorities Act;
(i) “Executive Chairman” means the Executive Chairman of the State Authority;
(j) “High Court” means the Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh;
Short title and commencement Definitions 1 Published in Haryana Government Gazette (Extra). Dated April 17,1998 (CHTR 27, 1920 SAKA).
The Haryana State Legal Services Authority (Transaction of Business & Other Provisions) Regulations, 1998
(k) “Legal Practitioner“ shall have the meaning as assigned to the expression in the Advocate Act, 1961;
(l) “Legal Service” includes rendering of any service in the conduct of any case or other legal proceeding before any court or other authority or Tribunal and giving of advice on any legal matter;
(m) “Lok Adalat” means a Lok Adalat organized under Chapter VI of the Act;
(n) “Member” means a member of the State Authority, District Authority or Sub-Divisional Legal Services Committee as the case may be;
(o) “Member Secretary” means Member Secretary of the State Authority;
(p) “Nominated Member” means a member nominated to State Authority, the District Authority or the Sub-Divisional Committee, as the case may be;
(q) “Patron-in-Chief” means the Chief Justice, Punjab and Haryana High Court;
(r) “Rules” means the Haryana State Legal Services Authority Rules, 1996;
(s) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the District Authority, or Sub- Divisional Legal Services Committee, as the case may be; (t) “Section” means a section of the Act;
(u) “State Authority” means the Haryana Legal Services Authority constituted under section 6 (1) of the Act;
(v) All other words and expressions used in these Regulations, but not defined shall have the meaning respectively assigned to them in the Act and the Rules framed there under.
CHAPTER—II
3. The Executive Authority of the State Authority shall vest in the Executive Chairman and may be exercised through the Member Secretary who shall act under the control of the Executive Chairman:
Provided that the Patron-in-Chief may give such advice as he may deem necessary in respect of any matter concerning the affairs of the State Authority.
The Executive Authority of the District Authority shall vest in its Chairman and may be exercised through its Secretary, who shall act under the control of the Chairman.
The Executive Authority of the Sub-Divisional Committee shall vest in its Chairman and may be exercised either by himself or through such other officer, Vesting of Authority The Haryana State Legal Services Authority (Transaction of Business & Other Provisions) Regulations, 1998 who is chosen for the purpose.
Provided that the Executive Chairman may give such advice as he may deem necessary in respect of any matter concerning the affairs of the District Authority and Sub-Divisional Committee.
CHAPTER—III STATE LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY Other functions of the State Authority
4. In addition to the functions to be performed by the State Authority, as laid down by Section 7(1) and 7(2) (a) (b) (c) of the Act, the State Authority may also perform such other functions, as may be fixed in consultation with the Central Authority, for carrying out schemes and programmes of promoting the cause of legal aid, legal literacy and conciliation in coordination with Governmental, non-Governmental Agencies, Voluntary Social Service Institutions, Universities and other bodies.
5. (1) The State Authority shall meet once in every three months provided that the Executive Chairman may convene a meeting of the State Authority whenever any business is to be transacted.
(2) A meeting of the State Authority shall ordinarily be held at Chandigarh. However, it may be held at such other place within the State, as may be directed by the Executive Chairman.
(3) Annual General Meeting of the State Authority shall be convened ordinarily in the month of April every year or in such other month as may be directed by the Executive Chairman. Besides other business annual statement of accounts, annual progress of performance report about the plans, programmes and schemes of the State Authority shall be placed before the State Authority for consideration and approval.
(4) A meeting of the State Authority shall be presided over by the Executive Chairman. In case, Patron-in-Chief is present in the meeting, then he shall preside over the meeting.
(5) The quorum for a meeting shall be five members including the Chairman.
(6) For every meeting of the State Authority, at least two weeks’ notice shall be given to the Members to attend the meeting. However, an emergent meeting may be convened by the Member Secretary in accordance with the direction of the Executive Chairman on short notice.
(7) The State Authority may regulate its own procedure.
(8) One or more persons, who are engaged or interested in the upliftment of the weaker section of the society, who are considered suitable by the Executive Chairman, may be invited for any meeting in order to seek their views, Meeting of the State Authority The Haryana State Legal Services Authority (Transaction of Business & Other Provisions) Regulations, 1998 Powers of Executive Chairman Funds of the State Authority cooperation and help. Such person shall have no right to vote at such meeting.
(9) All matters requiring confirmation from the State Authority under the Act or the Rules, shall be placed and all policy matters shall be placed or any specific matter as may be directed by the Executive Chairman shall be placed before the State Authority for consideration and decision.
(10) All the decisions of the State Authority shall be taken by majority of the members present and voting and in case of tie, the person presiding over the meeting shall have a second or casting vote;
Provided that in such matters as may be directed by the Executive Chairman of the State Authority, the decision of the State Authority may be taken by circulation.
(11) It shall be the duty of the Member Secretary to record or cause to be recorded the minutes of the meeting in the register to be maintained for the purpose.
(12) The non-official Members shall be entitled to payment of travelling allowance and daily allowance in respect of the journeys performed in connection with the work of the State Authority at the rates admissible to a Class-I officer of the State Government.
6. (1) Executive Chairman shall be competent to take all decisions as may be required on behalf of the State Authority.
(2) Legal Aid, Legal Advice or other legal services may be provided by the Executive Chairman to any person directly in respect of any matter before any court in Haryana.
(3) Executive Chairman may review the cases where legal services have been refused by the District Authority and Sub-Divisional Legal Services Committee.