With reference to the National Legal Services Authority, which of the…
2025
With reference to the National Legal Services Authority, which of the following statements is/are correct?
I. The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) was constituted under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. II. Nyaya Deep is the official newsletter of NALSA. III. The Chief Justice of India is the Patron-in-Chief of NALSA.
- A.
Only I and III
- B.
I, II and III
- C.
Only III
- D.
Only I
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Correct answer: B
NALSA is India's apex statutory authority for legal aid, created to operationalise Article 39A of the Constitution (equal justice and free legal aid to the poor). Its founding statute fixes who constitutes it, who heads it, and how it communicates its work to the public -- these are documented, checkable facts, not matters of opinion.
Statement I: NALSA was constituted under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 -- the founding statute of the entire legal-services-authority structure, from NALSA down to the State and District Legal Services Authorities.
Statement II: NALSA's own official website lists the publication of 'Nyaya Deep' -- described there as the official newsletter of NALSA -- among its regular activities for disseminating information on legal-aid schemes.
Statement III: Under the Act, the Chief Justice of India holds the position of Patron-in-Chief of NALSA, while the senior-most puisne judge of the Supreme Court (nominated by the CJI) serves as Executive Chairman.
None of the three statements can be falsified against NALSA's own documentation, so all three hold together -- making 'I, II and III' the complete and correct set. Any option that drops one of them is leaving out a verifiably documented fact.