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    Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya
    Chief Justice, Bombay High Court and Patron-in-Chief, MSLSA, Mumbai Hon’ble Shri Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya
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    Judge, Bombay High Court and Executive Chairman, MSLSA, Mumbai Hon’ble Shri Justice Atul Sharachchandra Chandurkar
    Shri Sameer Adkar
    Member Secretary,MSLSA, Mumbai Shri Sameer Adkar
    Shri Chetan Bhagwat
    Officer on Special Duty, Main Mediation Centre, High Court of Bombay, Mumbai Shri Chetan Bhagwat
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    Deputy Secretary, MSLSA, Mumbai Shri Shripad Deshpande
    Shri Sagar Ingley
    Under Secretary, MSLSA, Mumbai Shri Sagar Ingley

    About the Department

    Maharashtra State Legal Services Authority has been constituted under Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (39 of 1987), which is enacted to effectuate the constitutional mandate enshrined under Article 14 and 39-A of the Constitution of India. The object is “ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR ALL”, so that justice is not denied to citizens by reasons of economic or other disabilities. The core value of our Constitutional philosophy, as reflects from preamble, is the dignity of individual which is an essence of human rights, demands, not merely the civil or political rights but also economic, social, cultural rights. The main objective, penchant and directions of the Legal Services Authority is to take real, practical and positive steps to ensure that there is equality and fairness for all in the justice process to fulfil the mandate of Constitution of India. It is, indeed, an enormously onerous task. The large populace cursed with poverty and illiteracy, therefore, the role of Legal Services Authority assumes great significance.

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    Events

    Common Minimum Programme

    January 2024

    Organized awareness programme on: NALSA (Legal Services to Senior Citizens) Scheme, 2016. Observance of National…

    Common Minimum Programme

    February 2024

    Organized awareness programme on: NALSA (Legal Services for differently Abled Children) Scheme, 2021. Observance of…

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    • Regional Conference on Mediation held on 11/02/2024 at Nagpur
    • Regional Conference on Mediation held on 11/02/2024 at Nagpur
    • Regional Conference on Mediation held on 11/02/2024 at Nagpur