High Court Legal Services Committee

The High Court Legal Services Authority provides for the free legal aid and amicable settlement of disputes pending before the High Court. It also provides for the speedy disposal of disputes through Lok Adalat.

Composition:

(i) A sitting Judge of the High Court who shall be the Chairman;

(ii) Such number of other members possessing such experience and qualifications as may be determined by regulations made by the State Authority, to be nominated by the Chief Justice of the High Court.

Like National and State Legal Services Authority, it also provides for the appointment of members from the bench, bar and the social action groups. Involvement of members from non-legal background is essential for the mediation and conciliation. Members of this committee are bound to maintain the accounts of the funds received and expenditure incurred on the implementation of the provisions of this Act.

A dispute comes before the high court when parties to it were not satisfied from the session’s court decision. This type of dispute has covered the long journey of the litigation before the courts and it is in the interest of justice that there should be an end to litigation. So in such type of disputes, mediation and conciliation becomes very essential to put an end to it.