{"id":335114,"date":"2024-11-14T14:00:31","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T08:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=335114"},"modified":"2024-11-14T14:28:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T08:58:52","slug":"justice-surya-kant-nominated-as-chairman-of-the-supreme-court-legal-services-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2024\/11\/14\/justice-surya-kant-nominated-as-chairman-of-the-supreme-court-legal-services-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Justice Surya Kant nominated as Chairman of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The National Legal Services Authority (NLSA) on 12-11-2024, notified that the Chief Justice of India, Sanjiv Khanna, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3-A of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, nominated sitting Supreme Court Judge, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2024\/02\/10\/know-your-judge-justice-surya-kant-supreme-court-life-career-judgments-legal-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justice Surya Kant<\/a> as Chairman of Supreme Court Legal Services Committee (SCLSC) with immediate effect.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Justice Surya Kant, who had been the youngest Advocate General of Haryana, was appointed as Judge of the Supreme Court on 24-5-2019. He is also likely to serve as Chief Justice of India from 24-11-2025 till his retirement on 09-02-2027.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Also Read:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 3%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2024\/02\/10\/know-your-judge-justice-surya-kant-supreme-court-life-career-judgments-legal-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Know Thy Judge | Supreme Court of India: Justice Surya Kant<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Chief Justice of India nominated Justice Surya Kant in exercise of his powers under Section 3-A of Legal Services Authorities Act, 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