DLSA Chengalpattu Member, Permanent Lok Adalat Recruitment 2026

DLSA Chengalpattu Member, Permanent Lok Adalat — 1 post, last date 27 November 2026

The District Legal Services Authority, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, has invited applications for one post of Member, Permanent Lok Adalat (Public Utility Services), Chengalpattu, under Notification No. 04/2026 dated 11 November 2026. This is a different post from the DLSA Morigaon Para Legal Volunteer / Adhikar Mitra post already published.

Eligibility

Candidates must have adequate experience in a Public Utility Service as defined in Section 22B of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 — transport (air, road or water), postal, telegraph or telephone service, supply of power, light or water, public conservancy or sanitation, hospital or dispensary service, insurance, education or educational institutions, and housing and real estate. The minimum educational qualification is a degree standard as on the date of notification, and the candidate must be able to write and speak the local language fluently. Preference is given to retired teachers from government or private schools, retired government servants (postal, telephone, electricity, civil supplies, municipal, transport corporation, Housing Board, insurance), doctors and physicians, and services-oriented NGOs.

Experience and age

Candidates must have not less than 10 years of experience in a Public Utility Service. The maximum age is below 62 years as on the date of notification (11 November 2026). No minimum age is stated in the notice.

Term and pay

The term is five years or till the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier. The post is full-time — the member sits the whole day — and an undertaking is required of no other work during the tenure and no conflicting financial or other interest. There is no monthly salary: the member is paid a sitting fee of Rs. 2,000 per sitting.

Fee

No application fee is stated anywhere in the notice, so no fee is payable.

How to apply

Apply offline in the enclosed application format, with self-attested copies of testimonials and educational and experience certificates, by Registered Post with a self-attested stamped envelope, to The Chairman / Principal District Judge, District Legal Services Authority, Combined Court Building, Chengalpattu – 603001, to reach on or before 27 November 2026, up to 5:30 PM. The list of shortlisted candidates and the interview venue, date and time will be published on the Chengalpattu district court website; no separate communication letter will be sent.