DISTRICT LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY, . Nyaya Seva Sadan, District Court complex, Vizianagaram. Ph.255767 (O)

HISTORY OF DLSA IN

The Parliament has enacted the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 with the primary objective of providing free and competent Legal Services to the weaker sections of the society and to organize Lok Adalats for the purpose of achieving the said goals. Many of the provisions of this Act have been amended in the year 1994. The Legal Services Authorities Act has brought into force with effect from 09­11­1995.

An Act to constitute Legal Services Authority to provide free and competent legal services to the weaker sections of this society to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disabilities, and to organize Lok Adalats to secure that the operation of the legal system promotes justice on a basis of equal opportunity.

Article 39­A of the Indian Constitution directs the state to provide “free legal aid” and “equal justice” to all the citizen by suitable legislation of schemes.

These regulations may be called the National Legal Services Authority (Free and Competent Legal Services) Regulations, 2010. They shall be applicable to Supreme Court Legal Services aCommittee, State Legal Services Authorities, High Court Legal Services Committees, District Legal Services Authorities and Taluk Legal Services Committees in . They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, “Act” means the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (39 of 1987); “Form” means a Form annexed to these Regulations; “front office” means a room in the Legal Services Institution where legal services are made available.

In VIZIANAGARAM District Lok Adalath Bench was constituted by the A.P. State Legal Services Authority in the year 1999. The District Legal Services Authority was fully established with the staff members in the month of July, 2000. A building was constructed separately for holding Lok Adalaths and for conducting other activities in the year 2003. The Prl. District Judge of the District will be the Chairman of District Legal Services Authority and one judge in the cadre of Senior Civil Judge will be posted from the Judicial Department as Secretary of District Legal Services Authority.

A Mediation and Conciliation center was also established on June’ 2016 CHAIRMAN AND SECRETARY OF DLSA:

 Sri Guttala Gopi Prl. District Judge­Cum­Chairman, DLSA, Vizianagaram.

 Smt V.Lakshmi Rajyam Secretary(Senior Civil Judge), DLSA, Vizianagaram.

NO. OF MLSCs IN VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT WITH LOCATIONS:

There are 8 Mandal Legal Services Committees constituted in VIZIANAGARAM District.

Name of the MLSC Chairman Details

1. II Additional District and Sessions Judge ­ cum­Chairman, MLSC, Parvathipuram 2. Senior Civil Judge ­ cum­Chairman, MLSC, 3. Junior Civil Judge ­ cum­Chairman, MLSC, 4. Junior Civil Judge ­ cum­Chairman, MLSC, (S.Kota) 5. Junior Civil Judge ­ cum­Chairman, MLSC, . 6. Junior Civil Judge ­ cum­Chairman, MLSC, 7. Junior Civil Judge ­ cum­Chairman, MLSC, 8. Judicial Magistrate of I Class – cum – Chairman, MLSC,

The District Legal Services Authority, VIZIANAGARAM, is organizing each and every programme from time to time as per the instructions of the APSLSA and NALSA reports also being sent in time.

PROGRAMMES:

Women’s Day ­ 8th March May Day ­ 1st May International Mission Children ­ 25th May World Environment Day ­ 15th June World Day against Child Labour ­ 12th June International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on ­ 26th June World Day against Trafficking in persons ­ 30th July Senior Citizens’ Day ­ 1st October Gandhi Jayanthi ­ 2nd October World Mental Health Day ­ 10th October International Day of Girl Child ­ 11th October Lagel Services Day ­ 9th November Children’s Day ­ 14th November Law Day ­ 26th November Anti Dowry Day ­ 26th November HIV AIDS Day ­ 1st December World Disability Day ­ 3rd December Human Rights Day ­ 10th December

Spl. Lok Adalats and National Lok Adalats are also being conducted from time to time by the DLSA and MLSC’s and good number of cases is being settled in the said Lok Adalats.

DLSA has been conducting Lok Adalat every day and MLSC’s have also been conducts Lok Adalt daily. This Authority and MLSCs have running 45 Legal Aid Clinics in various places of the District. Further, this authority has been providing Legal Aid to the poor and needy people. Apart from that Legal Awareness camps, Jail visits, Visits of Children homes, Old age homes, JJB, One stop center, Government Hostels, Legal Literacy Clubs, Homes for Widows, Tribunals established under Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007, are being conducted.

LIST OF PANEL LAWYERS EMPANELED WITH DISTRICT LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY AND MANDAL LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEES IN THE VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT

MANDALLEGALSERVICESCOMMITTEE,SRUNGAVARAPUKOTA:

Sl.No NameofthePanel Age Gender Educational BarEnrollment PhoneNo. E­mailIDs Empaneled Empanelment Empaneled lawyer Qualification Number on Expiringon with ( M/F/O) DLSA/MLSC 1 SriV.Ramana 46YRS Male B.A.,B.L., AP/1045/1996 7893171289 – 25­08­2018 24­08­2021 MLSC 2 Sri.P.Ranga 42YRS Male B.L., AP/1692/2002 7981364852 saibunni 25­08­2018 24­08­2021 MLSC @gmail.c om

MANDALLEGALSERVICESCOMMITTEE,CHEEPURUPALLI:

Sl.No Name of the Panel Age Gender Educational Bar Enrollment Phone No. E­mail Empaneled on Empanelment Empaneled with lawyer Qualification Number IDs Expiring on DLSA/MLSC (M/F/O) 1 Sri.G.Srinivas 35 yrs Male B.A.,B.L., AP/2210/2014 8297911404 – 25­08­2018 24­08­2021 MLSC

MANDAL LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, GAJAPATHINAGARAM

Sl.No NameofthePanel Age Gender Educational BarEnrollment PhoneNo. E­mailIDs Empaneled Empanelment Empaneled lawyer Qualification Number on Expiringon with ( M/F/O) DLSA/MLSC 1 SriGandiVidyaSagar 57 yrs Male B.A.,B.L., AP/997/1986 9030184447 gandividyas 25­08­2018 24­08­2021 MLSC Naidu agarnaidu20 16 @gmail.c

4 Smt.P.Uma Devi 39 yrs Female B.Com,B.L. AP/456/2002 8919929040 _ 25­08­2018 24­08­2021 MLSC 5 Sri N.Srirama Murthy 37 Yrs Male B.sc., L.L.B AP/972/2005 8500186181 _ 25­08­2018 24­08­2021­ MLSC

LEGAL AID CLINICS INFORMATION RELATING TO VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT District Legal Services Authority,VIZIANAGARAM S.No. Name of the place of Specify the Date of Name of the panel lawyer and phone Name of the PLV and Is there any criteria Is there any training Legal Services clinic category of clinic established No. phone No. i.e., population, etc., imparted to panel and address viz.m, Village or for opening a legal Lawyers for Law Services Clinics manning the clinic college/University or Jail or Court or Community Centre etc., 1. Duppada (v) Panchyat Office. 01­07­2011 Kum.P.Lalitha Smt.P.Satyavayji As per the Training 9553735031 disrections of programmes the State conducted Authoprity 2. Jammunarayanapuram Panchyat Office. 01­07­2011 Sri R.Suryanarayana, J.Eswari 9347642077 3. Panchyat Office. 29­06­2011 Sri E.Eswara Rao Sri B.Sriramulu 9705054164

4. Thatipudi Panchyat Office. 29­06­2011 Sri V.Demudu Babu Sri S.Syam Kumar 9440237075 8523091921 5. Pentasriramapuram Panchyat Office. 29­06­2011 Sri K.Venkata Rao Sri K.Ravi Raju 94417172363 96769100340 6. , Panchyat Office. 01­07­2011 Kum A.V.L.N.Padmavathi Sri S.Jammunaidu 9177982869 9505861006 7. Modavalasa Panchyat Office. 30­06­2011 Sri G.Rambabu V.S.N.Santosh 9603384151 9989547483 8. Jonnada Panchyat Office. 02­07­2011 Sri Tarigoopala Ravi R. Sowjanya Kranthi, 9441306109 9912882021 R.Suseela 7036030136 9. Poosapati Rega Panchyat Office. 29­06­2011 Sri N.Madhusudhana Rao, Sri M.Pydiraju 9440254879 9989881651

10. Panchyat Office. 02­07­2011 Sri T.Ramulu Sri G.Sekhar 9949324571 9908678408 11. Ramathirtham Panchyat Office. 28­06­2011 Sri M.J.V.S.N.Tadiraju Sri T.Srinivasa Rao

12. Buradapeta Panchyat Office. 28­06­2011 Sri k.Suribabu Sri K.Santhosh 9440375643 9966326467 13. Vizianagaram Sub Jail, 25­07­2014 Sri V.Narsingarao Kum B.Parvathi Vizianagaram 9948050681 8500205562 Sri P.Ramesh 9848435511

14. Vizianagaram M.V.G.R.Law 26­02­2010 Sri M.S.Prakash, Sri Sri B.Parvathi College, P.Srinivasa Rao Sri Y.Sasikanth Vizianagaram Smt T.Ramadevi Sri A.Balumahendra Kum T.V.Mounika 15. Nellimarla MIMS College, 03­11­2015 Sri K.Srinivasa Rao Smt.V.Bharathi Nellimarla Kum K.Sujatha Devi Vizianagaram 16. Dharmapuri Juvenile Justice 21­06­2016 Smt V.Ratna Kumari Smt S.Latha Board, Dharmapuri (v), Vizianagaram 17. Dharmapuri Child welfare 21­06­2016 ­­ ­­ Committee, Dharmapuri, Vizianagaram 18. Vizianagaram Consumer forum, 31­08­2016 Sri P.Adinarayana ­­ Vizianagaram Sri P.Dhanunjaya rao Sri Ashok Kumar sharma, Sri P.A.Naidu 19. Vizianagaram Prema Samajam 15­03­2017 G.Satyam Sri R.Gowri Sankar, Old Age Home, 9010308630 Vizianagaram Sri V.Ramalingam,

9951681321

20. Vizianagaram Kusuma Haranath 15­03­2017 Sri K.Srinivasarao S.V.N.Santhosh Vasavi Old Age 9989547483 Home,Vzm G.Sekhar 99086h78401 21. Vizianagaram Tribunal at 16­03­2017 M.J.V.S.N.Tadiraju Sri P.Tarakaraminaidu Vizianagaram 8688495988 (RDO Office,Vzm) Sri M.Haribabu 8500586302 22. Vizianagaram Appellate Tribunal 16­03­2017 P.V.Varalakshmi P.Satyanarayana at District Collector 9848348160 Office, Sri M.Prasad rao Vizianagaram 9885683649 23. Vizianagaram M.R,.Govt. 10­04­2017 Sri U.Ravi Shankar Sri M.Padmavathi Hospital, 9492053304 Vizianagaram (for Sri M.Haranaha Rao Acid attack victims) 8186956044

24. Vizianagaram Panchmukha 13­06­2017 ­­ ­­ Anjaneya Temple, (Sr. Citizens) Vizianagaram 25. Vizianagaram M.P.U.P.School, 03­08­2017 ­­ ­­ ­­ ­­ Phool Baugh, Vizianagaram 26. Vizianagaram M.R.O. Office, 26­09­2017 Vizianagaram

M.L.S.C.,PARVATHIPURAM 1. Parvathipuram Sub Jail, Parvathipuram 06­09­2014 Sri T.Jogarao Sri M.Alivelu 7441037309 9640535762 2. Parvathipuram Tribunal at R.D.O. Office, 16­03­2017 Sri M.Raghavendra Sri V.Srinivasarao Parvathipuram 9490898406 9441713265 3. Parvathipuram Govt.Hospital, 11­04­2017 Sri R.Swaminaidu Smt M.Vijayalakshmi Parvathipuram 9441058782 89085690686 Smt.A.Chinnammulu 9196760695 4. Parvathipuram M.R.O., Office, Komarada 28­07­2018 Mandal 5. Parvathipuram M.R.O., Office, 30­07­2018 Jiyyammavalasa mandal M.L.S.C., BOBBILI 1. Bobbili Sub Jail, Bobbili 30­08­2014 Sri Ch.L.V.Prasanna Sri P.Murali Krishna Kumar, 9441962486 9449855522 2. Bobbili C.H.C., Bobbili 15­04­2017 Sri Gurrala Krishna Sri Buradi Siva 9490567803 Prasad 8500043253 M.L.S.C., SALUR M.L.S.C., S.KOTA

1. Thonam Panchayat Office, 30­08­2014 Sri B.Srinivasa Rao Sri S.Gavarayya Thonam village,Salur(M) 94940843203 7995788681 2. Sivarampuram Sivarampuram village, 24­01­2014 Sri V.Shanmukha Mutyalu Sri Ch.V.Surya Rao Salur mandal 9440843203 9505203625 Reena Padhi 9390430669

1. S.Kota Sub Jail, S.Kota 20­09­2014 Sri T.V.Ramana murthy No PLV 9951537361 2. Kalagada Kalagada village, S.Kota 29­04­2011 Sri B.Thrimurthulu Sri B.venkata Rao mandal 9959202348 9963815536 3. S.Kota Panchayat Office, S.Kota ­­ Sri B.Satyanarayana No PLV 9849168309 4. S.Kota Tahsildar Office,S.Kota M.L.S.C., CHEEPURUPALLI 1. Cheepurupalli Sub Jail, Cheepurupalli 04­09­2014 Sri K.Nageswara Rao No PLV 8712448883 2. Alajangi Alajangi village, 01­01­2012 Sri K.Thrinadha Rao Sri D.Chinaramulu Cheepurupalli mandal 949154720 9494905416 3. Cheepurupalli P.H.C.,Cheepurupalli 12­04­2017 Sri Relli Satyanarayana No PLV 8464993071 4. Cheepurupalli Tahsildar 01­08­2018 Sri.M.Lakshamanarao Office,Cheepurupalli 5. Garividi Tahsildar Office, Garividi 01­08­2018 Sri.G.Srinivasa Rao

M.L.S.C., GAJAPATHINAGARAM 1. Gajapathinagaram M.R.O.,Office, 30­07­2018 Sri Potnuru Srinivasarao Smt M.Jayalakshmi Gajapathinagaram

M.L.S.C., KOTHAVALASA

M.L.S.C., KURUPAM

1. Kurupam Panchayat Office, ­12­2015 Sri Sri K.Jaya Prakash Kurupam village, B.Chandramouleeswarrao 9490837187 Kurupam (M) 998904833 Sri B.Dilip Kumar 7382729790 2. Elwinpeta School building, 24­01­2014 Sri V.Kumaraswamy Sri P.Appanna Elwinpeta mandal 8500424827 9490679073 Sri G.Venkata Ramana 9912935991 3. Kurupam Police Station, Kurupam 09­07­2018 Sri.V.Kumaraswamy Sri G.Appanna S.Rajesh kumar TOTAL 48

LIST OF LEGAL LITERACY CLUBS RELATING TO VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT.