LLJ-11036/11/1/2021/C-33804

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The Arunachal Pradesh Gazette

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 242, Vol. XXXIII, Naharlagun, Tuesday, August 18, 2026, Sravana 27, 1948 (Saka)

GOVERNMENT OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH DEPARTMENT OF LAW , LEGISLATIVE AND JUSTICE ITANAGAR

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NOTIFICATION

The 14th August, 2026

No. LLJ-11036(II)/I/2021,C-33804.—In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 28 read with sub-sections (5) and (6) of Section 6, sub-sections (5) and (6) of Section 8A, sub-sections (5) and (6) of Section 9, sub-sections (3) and (4) of Section IIA of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (No. 39 of 1987) and in supersession of Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority Employees Determination of Recruitment and Appointment Rules, 2013 as notified vide memo No. APSLSA-12/2013 Dated 31st May, 2013, except as respect things done or omitted to be done before such super session, the State Government in consultation with the Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court hereby, makes the following rules to regulate the method of recruitment and conditions of service of Officers and Employees of the Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority, High Court Legal Services Committee and District Legal Services Authority; namely:-

1. Short title and commencement : (1) These rules may be called "the Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority, High Court Legal Services Committee and District Legal Services Authority (Officers and Employees) Service Rules, 2026.

(2) It shall apply to all the Officers and Employees of the establishment of the Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority, High Court Legal Services Committee and District Legal Services Authorities.

(3) It shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Arunachal Pradesh Official Gazette.

2. Definitions- :

(1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires-

(a) "Act" means the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (No. 39 of 1987);

(b) "Appointing Authority" means the Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority;

(c) "Departmental Promotion Committee" means a Departmental Promotion Committee constituted under rule 12 and Schedule-II of these rules;

(d) "Deputation" means the services of officers and employees of Subordinate Judiciary or other Government Departments borrowed temporarily to the establishment of the Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority, High Court Legal Services Committee and District Legal Services Authorities, as the case may be, of placing the services of officers and employees of the State Legal Services Authority, establishment on loan to other Department/s temporarily;

(e) "High Court Legal Services Committee" means High Court Legal Services committee constituted under Section 8A of the Act;

(f) "District Legal Services Authority" means District Legal Services Authority constituted under Section 9 of the Act;

(g) "Employee" means an employee of the Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority, High Court legal Services Committee and District Legal Services Authorities, or an employee holding any post in the services of the Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority, High Court Legal Services Committee and District Legal Services Authorities or by absorption from other Government Department;

(h) "Examination" means the competitive examination for recruitment conducted under these rules like the written examination and/or such other practical/ skill tests - computer, Shorthand, etc. or other tests as may be prescribed by the Executive Chairman, from time to time for different post;

(i) "Executive Chairperson" means the Executive Chairperson of the Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority appointed under Clause (b), sub-section (2) of Section 6 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.

(j) "Member Secretary" means the Member Secretary of the Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority appointed under sub-section 3 of Section 6 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.

(k) "Government" means the Government of Arunachal Pradesh;

(l) "High Court" means the Gauhati High Court;

(m) "Officer" means an officer of the Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority, High Court Legal Services Committee or the District Legal Services Authority appointed by the Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority or an officer holding post in the services of the Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority, High Court Legal Services Committee and District Legal Services Authority or by absorption from other Government Department;

(n) "Patron-in-Chief" means the Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court;

(o) "Post" means post of the officers and employees as sanctioned by the State Government;

(p) "Schedule" means the schedule appended to these rules;

(q) "Service" means Service of the Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority, High Court Legal Services Committee, District Legal Services Authority;

(r) "State Authority" means Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority constituted under Section 6 of the Act;

(2) The words and expressions used but not defined in these rules shall have the same meaning assigned to them in the Act and in the Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority Rules of 1997 (as amended in 2004).

3. Scope and Application : Without prejudice to the generality of the provision contained, these rules shall apply to every member of the Service appointed under the Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority Officers, High Court Legal Services Committee and District Legal Services Authority Employees Service Rules, 2026.

4. Constitution of Service- The service shall consist of the following persons, namely:-

(a) Persons who, at the time of the commencement of these rules, are holding any post substantively or officiating or deputation as specified in the Schedule-I appended to these rules;

(b) Persons recruited to the service before the commencement of these rules; and

(c) Persons recruited to the services in accordance with the provisions of these rules.

5. Classification, Scale of Pay, etc : The classification of service, the Scale of Pay, attached thereto and the number of posts included in the service, shall be in accordance with the Schedule-l appended to these rules:

Provided that the Government may, from time to time add or reduce the number of posts included in the service either on a permanent basis or temporary basis in consultation with the Executive Chairperson.

6. Sources and method of recruitment to Group : C, B and A posts -

The recruitment to the various posts under the State Authority shall be made as specified in Schedule-II.

7. Appointment, Transfer and Posting :

(a) The power of direct recruitment on any or all posts/ shall vest in the State Authority or such other person as may be specified by the Executive Chairperson.

(b) The power of appointment by deputation on all the posts shall vest in the Executive Chairperson or such other person as may be specified by the Executive Chairperson.

(c) The power of appointment by absorption to any posts/shall vest in the Executive Chairperson or such other person as may be specified by the Executive chairperson.

(d) The procedure and curriculum for holding examination for selection of the candidates shall be prescribed by the State Authority, unless and otherwise specifically provided in these rules.

(e) All recruitment posts and Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) Posts shall be requisition to Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board as the case may be for making necessary recruitment as per Common Examination Scheme Rules, 2023 as amended from time to time as the case may be. The recruitment by promotion through DPC in respect of the employees of the State Authority, High Court Legal Services Committee& Dist Legal Services Authority shall be done by Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority by conducting Departmental Promotion Committee from time to time.

(f) There shall be a transfer committee consisting of Member Secretary, Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority as Chairman, Under Secretary and Superintendent as members. The Committee shall sit at regular intervals to review posting and placement of the officers/officials who have remained as in one station for more than 3(three) years in easy posting and 2 (two) years in hard posting. The services of the state Legal Services authority, High court Legal Services committee, and District Legal Services Authority shall be transferable anywhere within the state of Arunachal Pradesh wherever there is an office of the Legal Services Authority.

8. Eligibility for recruitment and appointment-

(i) A candidate for appointment to service or post must be citizen of India.

(ii) A candidate shall not be below 18 years and above 35 years of age as on the last date of receipt of application as advertised by the recruitment agency i.e Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board (APSSB).

(iii) The upper age limit shall be relaxable up to a maximum of 5(five) years in case of candidate belonging to Arunachal Pradesh Scheduled Tribe (APST).

(iv) The upper age limit shall also be relaxable in respect of candidates who are or have been employees of Arunachal Pradesh Government to the extent and subject to the conditions specified below:

(a) candidate holding a temporary post including contingency paid/contract employees serving under Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority he/she should not be more than 45 years of age;

(b) In respect to upper age limit, the directives issued by the Appointing Authority shall be applicable.

9. Fee : Candidates appearing in competitive examination must pay the fees prescribed by the

recruitment agency i.e Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board (APSSB)

10. Disqualification :

(1) Any attempt on the part of a candidate to obtain support for candidature by any unfair means, may be held by the Exam Conducting Authority to disqualify him/her from appearing in the examination/selection.

(2) A person dismissed by the Central or State Government or by an Officer of the Central or State Government or by local Authority or corporation, owned or controlled by the Central or State Government, shall not be eligible for appointment.

11. The Exam Conducting Authority's decision about the eligibility of candidates shall be final- The

decision of the Exam Conducting Authority as to eligibility or otherwise of a candidate for

appearing in examination/selection shall be final and no candidate, to whom a certificate of

admission has not been issued by the said Authority shall be allowed to appear in the

examination/interview.

12. Procedure of appointments :

(1) Subject to the provisions of these rules, recruitment to any category of posts in the Services shall be made by the recruitment Agency on requisition from the State Legal Service Authority.

(2) In the case of recruitment by direct recruitment, after giving such adequate publicity to the recruitment as the recruiting Authority may determine, in the order of merits of candidates.

(3) In the case of recruitment by promotion, the selection by the recruiting authority on the basis of seniority-cum merit, that is seniority, subject to fitness of the candidate to discharge the duties of the post from among persons eligible for appointment.

Provided that the selection committee may for the reason to be recorded in writing and based on their knowledge, suitability end experience, relax the provision of rule in any individual case or for any class of persons or category of persons for absorption/regularization of serving Superintendent, Assistant, Accountant, Account Assistant, Upper Division Clerk, Steno Gr-III, Lower Division Clerk, Peon, Driver, Sweeper, Chowkidar against the future post to be created in consultation with the Government on case to case basis.

13. Departmental Promotion Committee: Departmental Promotion Committee shall be Headed by

Member Secretary, Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority, as Chairman, District

and Session Judge cum Chairman and Secretary, District Legal Services Authority as member.

14. Reservation of Posts for members of the Arunachal Pradesh Scheduled Tribes (APST) and

Person with Disability (PwD) :

(1) For direct recruitment, there shall be reservation of posts for candidates belonging to APST and PwD category, as per Government Rules & Regulations, as notified from time to time.

(2) Number of post which are required to be filled up either by promotion or by direct recruitment:

The posts which are to be filled up by promotion or direct recruitment shall be as per the Government instructions and guideline issued from time to time.

15. Departmental Promotion Committee : (1) There shall be a Departmental Promotion Committee to be constituted by the Executive Chairperson for promotion. Such Committee shall consist of :-

(i) Three members, of which, at least one member should be a Judicial Officer of Grade-I category and other member should be a Judicial Officer from Civil Judge cadre (Senior Division) and other from law Department not below the rank of Under Secretary. The senior most officers from among the three members by designation in the Departmental Promotion Committee shall be the Chairman of the Departmental Promotion Committee.

(ii) The committee shall also consider eligibility and suitability for promotion of other promotional Posts for persons in the feeder categories and prepare a selection list and place it for approval before the Executive Chairperson.

16. Probation : All appointments to any of the posts, required to be filled by direct recruitment, promotion or regularization to services, shall be initially made on probation for a period of two years. If the service during the probation period is not satisfactory the probation period may further be extended for one year, as may be decided by the Appointing Authority, subject to approval of the Executive Chairperson or any Authority authorized by the Executive Chairperson.

17. Promotion :

(1) where a post required to be filled up by way of promotion, it shall be made on the basis of merit- cum-seniority from gradation lists so maintained.

(2) All promotions from one post to another post shall be made on the recommendation of the Departmental Promotion Committee after approval of the Executive Chairperson or any person authorized by the Executive Chairperson.

(3) The age limit as prescribed by the State Government in the equivalent post shall be followed.

18. Transfer of Employees- (1) There shall be a transfer committee consisting of Member Secretary of Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority as Chairman, Under Secretary and Superintendent as other members. The committee shall sit at regular intervals to review posting and placement of the officers/officials who have remained as one station for more than 3(three) years in easy posting and 2(two) years in hard posting. The services of the employees under the State Legal Services Authority, High court Legal Services Committee and District Legal Services shall be transferable anywhere within the State of Arunachal Pradesh wherever there is an office of the Legal Services authority.

19. Conditions of Service : In respect of all such matters regarding conditions of service of the Officers and Employees of the State Authority for which there is no provisions or the provisions are insufficient in the Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority Rules, 2026, the rules and orders issued by the State Government for the time being in force, as approved by the Executive Chairman shall be applicable to all Officers and Employees.

Provided that the powers exercisable under the rules and orders of the Government by the Governor, shall be exercisable by the Executive Chairperson or by any such authority as may be specified by the Executive Chairperson.

20. Superintendence and Control- All Officers and Employees shall be subject to superintendence and control of the State Authority or of any person by general or special order authorized by the State Authority.

21. Seniority :

(1) Seniority of officers/officials appointed by direct recruitment shall be determined according to the merit of the selected candidates exam, viva -voce etc. and promotion shall be determined according to the inter-se-seniority.

(2) Where officers/officials are recruited to a cadre by promotion and direct recruitment mode, their inter-se-seniority shall be determined in accordance with the Direct recruitment and Roster maintained by the State Legal Service Authority. the officers recruited by promotion shall take precedence over the directly recruited officers where the date of their appointment is same.

(3) Where more than one officer is promoted at the same time the inter-se-seniority of persons so promoted shall be determined:-

(i) If promotions are made from any one cadre by their inter-se-seniority in that lower cadre;

(ii) If promotions are made from more than one cadre of same grade, by the period of their service in those cadres;

(iii) If promotions are made from more than one cadre of different grades, by the order in which the names of candidate are arranged in the select list in the order of merit.

(4) Where more than one person is recruited by direct recruitment to a cadre, the inter-se-seniority of persons so recruited shall be the order in which their names are arranged in the select list in the order of merit list.

(5) Every year in the month of January, gradation/ seniority list of officers/ officials in all cadres shall be prepared and published by the appointing authority and the list so published shall be used for the purpose of making promotions to the next higher cadre.

22. Extension : Ordinarily, extension in Services to any Officer or Employee of the Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority would not be granted in terms of the Government directions. However, the Executive Chairperson may in exceptional cases and in the interest of administration, may allow the person to be engaged beyond the age of superannuation to any Officer and Employee for two years, subject to physical fitness and outstanding quality of work as consultant etc for a fixed amount (Last Pay Drawn Minus Pension).

23. Disciplinary and Appellate Authority : The Disciplinary Authority shall be indicated in the table A.

Table - A

24. Appeal : An appeal shall lie against an order passed by the Member Secretary of the State Legal Services Authority, Secretary High Court Legal Services Committee, Secretary, District legal Services Authority to Executive Chairperson, Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority.

Authority under the foregoing rules to the Executive Chairperson, Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority who may dispose it himself/ herself and such order shall final subject to power of review.

25. Power of Relaxation : Where the Executive Chairperson of Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority is satisfied that operation of any of these rules causes undue hardship in any particular case, he/she may, by order, for the reasons to be recorded in writing in consultation with the Government, dispense with or relax the particular rule to such extent and subject to such exceptions and conditions, as may be deemed necessary:

Provided that as and when any such relaxation is granted by the Executive Chairperson of Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority, the State Government through the Law and Justice Department shall be informed of the same.

26. Removal of doubts : If any doubt arises relating to the interpretation of these rules, the decision of the Executive Chairman, Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority shall be final.

Schedule – I

1. Post sanctioned for the APSLSA (See Rule - 4)

2.

SCHEDULE – II

[See Rule 6]

Manish Kumar Gupta, IAS Chief Secretary to the Government of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar.

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