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Special Instructions


                                                   No.LAA 2003/1157/CR-36/D-22

                                                  Law and Judiciary Department

                                                   Mantralaya,  Mumbai  400 032

                                                Date:    25th     February 2004 

 NOTIFICATION

Legal Services No.LAA-2003/1157/C.R.36/D-22:-In pursuance of the

Authorities      provisions of sub-section (1) of section 19 of the Legal

Act 1987          Services    Authorities    Act, 1987  (39  of  1987),   the

                         Maharashtra    State   Legal    Services   Authority   with   the

                        Approval  of  the State Government, hereby pleased to frame

                         The following Scheme of Permanent and Continuous Pension Lok Adalat, namely:-   

1.    (1)  This Scheme may be called the Permanent and Continuous Pension Lok Adalat Scheme, 2003.

 

(2)       It shall come into force from the date of publication of the

              Scheme in the Maharashtra Government Gazette.

ORGANISATION

1.            Maharashtra State Legal Services Authority has decided to constitute Pension Lok Adalat/s and may request High Court Legal Services Committee, at Mumbai and Sub-Committees at Aurangabad or Nagpur to organize Permanent and Continuous Pension Lok Adalat as follows:

 

A.                 The Pension Lok Adalat may be held every month on non working high court             Saturday or Sunday, as would be convenient.

B.                 The Pension Lok Adalat may be organized in the premises of the High Court at             Bombay, Aurangabad or at Nagpur.

C.        The Pension Lok Adalat shall have jurisdiction to determine and to arrive at a             compromise or settlement, as regards pension and/or gratuity, between the             parties to a dispute in respect of any case pending before any authority, tribunal             or court with respect to the employees of (i) State government, (ii) Local self             government and (iii) State Govt. Corporations.

         

Provided that the Lok Adalat shall have no jurisdiction in respect of any case or matter relating to an offence not compoundable under any law.

 

2.                  As per section 19(2) of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 every Pension Lok Adalat shall consist of;

 

(a)   a retired Honourable Judge of High Court Bombay as Head of the Panel.

(b)   a retired Chief Secretary or Secretary as would be nominated by the State Government.

(c)   an eminent advocate.

The Lok Adalat so organized shall follow the procedure laid down in the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.

 

Formation of a Committee to take follow up action

 

The Government of Maharashtra shall issue orders regarding appointment of a Committee with the following members to take follow up action on the directions given by the Pension Lok Adalat.

  Chairman: Director of Pension (Nodal Officer, not below the rank of Secretary)

Members:              1. Deputy Secretary to Government (Pension) Finance Department.

                                2. Deputy Secretary to Government, G.A.D.Department

                               
3. Joint Secretary (Personnel)/ Deputy

               Secretary to   Government   of the

               Concerned Department of Mantralaya.

 

PUBLICITY

a.         After fixing the date and venue of Pension Lok Adalat extensive publicity shall be given to the proposed Pension Lok Adalat through the media of T.V./Radio/Posters/Publicity Department of Government. Every available forum shall be utilized for giving wide publicity to the Lok Adalat.

b.         Special Circulars in respect of the proposed Pension Lok Adalat shall be issued by the Government of Maharashtra to its all concerned departments.

c.         The High Court Legal Services Committee shall with the permission of the High Court affix notice of the Pension Lok Adalat on the notice board of the High Court.

d.         The High Court Legal Services Committee shall request the Registrar, High Court, Bombay to issue directions to the concerned departments to sort out all the cases pertaining to pension and with the coordination of the High Court Legal Services Committee issue notices to the parties calling for their willingness to place their matter before Permanent Lok Adalat. A list shall be prepared of matters, which are to be placed before the Permanent & Continuous Pension Lok Adalat.

By order of the Legal Services Authority

                                                             S.D.Paithane

                                                   i/c. Member Secretary                                           

      By order and in the name of the

         Governor of Maharashtra,

                                                                       

                                                         S.R.Dongaonkar

                                          Principal Secretary and Senior Legal Advisor

 

                                                                      No.LAA 2003/1157/CR-36/D-22

                                                                    Law and Judiciary Department

                                                                    Mantralaya,  Mumbai  400 032

                                                                    Date:    25th     February 2004 

            Forwarded to the Manager, Government Central Press, Mumbai-400 004, copies for publication in the Maharashtra Government Gazette (extra-ordinary) next issue. He is requested to forward 200 copies of the notification to this Department.

                                                                      (D.B.KUDALE)

                                                        Under Secretary to Government

 Copy for information to:-

 1.    The Secretary to the Hon’ble Governor of Maharashtra.

2.    The Secretary to the Hon’ble Chief Minister,

3.    The Prothonotary and Senior Master, High Court, Mumbai (by letter)

4.    The Registrar General, High Court (Appellate Side), Mumbai (by letter)

5.    The Secretary to the Maharashtra Legislature Secretariat, Mumbai;

6.    The Accountant General, Maharashtra-I (Audit), Mumbai;

7.    The Accountant General, Maharashtra-I (A&E), Mumbai;

8.    The Accountant General, Maharashtra-II (Audit), Mumbai;

9.    The Accountant General, Maharashtra-I (A&E), Mumbai;

10.  Pay and Accounts Office, Mumbai (2 copies);

11.  The Director, Accounts and Treasury, Mumbai;

12.  Resident Audit Officer, Mumbai (2 copies)

13.  The Director General, Information and Public Relations, Mumbai;

14.  Member Secretary, National Legal Services Authority, New Delhi;

15.  Member Secretary, Maharashtra Legal Services Authority, 104,

       P.W.D.Building, High Court, Mumbai-400 032;

16.  Member Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, District Court Building, District ________________ 

17.  The Secretary, High Court Legal Services Committee, High Court, Mumbai Benches at Aurangabad and Nagpur.

18.  All Departments of Mantralaya, Mumbai-32.

             They are requested to bring this notification to the notice of all the offices under their control i.e. State Government, Local Self Government and Corporations etc.

 

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                    Mumbai 400 032
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