The Kerala State Legal Services Authority was constituted by the Government of Kerala as per Notification No.3115/H1/98/Law dated, 25.4.98 published as SRO No.35/98 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No.646 dated, 25th April, 1998. The Chief Justice of High Court of Kerala is the Patron-in-Chief of the Authority

The Head Quarters of the Authority is at Ernakulam.

The main functions of the Authority are :-

(a)	to give effect to the policy and directions of the Central Authority;
(b)	to give legal service to persons who satisfy the criteria laid down under the Act ;
(c)	to conduct Lok Adalats, including Lok Adalats for High Court cases;
(d)	to undertake preventive and strategic legal aid programmes and;
(e)	to perform such other functions as the State Authority may, in consultation with the Central Authority, fix by Regulations.

Kerala State Legal Services Authority

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1.Mr. Justice Chelameswar,Hon'ble Chief Justice of the High Court of Kerala : Patron-in-Chief

2.Mr. Justice C.N. Ramachandran Nair, Hon'ble Judge, High Court of Kerala : Executive Chairman

3.Mr. Justice Pius C. Kuriakose,Hon'ble Judge, High Court of Kerala : Chairman, High Court Legal    Services Committee (Member)

4. Sri. P. Mohanadas, District & Sessions Judge : Member-Secretary

5.Sri. K.P.DandapaniAdvocate General of Kerala : Member

6.Sri.K.K.Ravindranath,Director General of Public Prosecutions : Member

7. Law Secretary, Law Department : Member

8. A.K. DubeySecretary to Government, Finance Department : Member

9. Sri. Jacob Punnose, Director General of Police : Member

10. Dr. Remani, Director of Health Services : Member

11. Sri. Sridharan Pillai C., Chairman of the Bar Council of Kerala : Member                            

12. Sri. Thomas AbrahamPresident, Kerala High Court Advocates Association : Member

13. Sri. P.G. Thampi, President, Kerala Bar Federation : Member

14. Justice D. SreedeviChairperson, Kerala State Women's Commission : Member

 15. Sri. A.V. Ramakrishna PillaiRegistrar, High Court of Kerala : Member

16.Sri. C.K. Babu, AdvocateChittadichalil Veedu,Cheruthoni, Idukki : Member

17. Sri. K.P. Raghavapothuval, AdvocateTrichambalam,Thalipparambu, Kannur : Member

18.Sri. K.G. Prasanna Rajan, AdvocateSankar Vilas,

Asramam, Kollam : Member

19.Sri. K.A. Sivadas, AdvocateKottayil Veedu,Mankara, Palakkad : Member

20. Smt. P. Sathidevi, AdvocateThanal,Vatakara, Kozhikode : Member

21Smt.T.P.Rajalekshmi,Advocate',Sudharma',Ambalamukku, Thiruvananthapuram : Member

For details contact : 0484 + 2409717

also visit   www.kelsa.nic.in