Supreme court Legal Service Committee

The Supreme Court Legal Services Committee imparts the facilities provided under this Act to the parties whose dispute is pending before the Supreme Court. Like National Legal Services Authority, it also contains the provision for the appointment of persons from nonlegal background which is good for the amicable settlement of disputes. People whose disputes are pending before the Supreme Court can comfortably take the benefit of the services of this authority as they will not have to go to any other place to take the provided benefits. As this Authority is specially designed to provide benefit under this Act to disputes pending before the Supreme Court, it can perform this work more efficiently. Provisions like short tenure and check on the use of funds by regular auditing of the accounts prevent the chances of misuse of power provided under this Act.

Power and Function of Supreme Court Legal Services Authority:

· It shall have powers and functions to administer and implement the legal services programme in so far as it relates to the Supreme Court of India

· For this purpose it can take all such steps as may be necessary and to act in accordance with the directions issued by the Central Authority from time to time;

· To receive and scrutinize applications for legal services and to decide all questions as to the grant of or withdrawal of legal service;

· To maintain panels of advocates on record and of senior advocates in the Supreme Court for giving the legal advice;

· To decide all matters relating to payment of honorarium, costs, charges and expenses of legal services to the advocates on record and to senior advocates of the Supreme Court;

· To prepare and submit returns, reports and statistical information in regard to the legal services programme to the Central Authority