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    Question

    Which authority appoints the Member-Secretary of the

    State Legal Services Authority as per the Legal Service Authorities Act
    A The State Governor Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B The Chief Minister of the State Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D The District Judge of the respective district Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E The State Government in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Explanation: Section 6. Constitution of State Legal Services Authority: (3) The State Government shall, in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court, appoint a person belonging to the State Higher Judicial Service, not lower in rank than that of a District Judge, as the Member-Secretary of the State Authority, to exercise such powers and perform such duties under the Executive Chairman of the State Authority as may be prescribed by that Government or as may be assigned to him by the Executive Chairman of that Authority.

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