DLSA Morigaon Para Legal Volunteer / Adhikar Mitra Engagement 2026

DLSA Morigaon Para Legal Volunteer / Adhikar Mitra Engagement 2026 — honorarium-based voluntary service, not a job

The District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Morigaon, Assam, has invited applications from residents of Morigaon District for engagement as Para Legal Volunteers (PLV) / Adhikar Mitra for one year. This is honorarium-based voluntary service — it is not a job. The work of PLVs does not carry any salary, remuneration or wage except an honorarium fixed by DLSA Morigaon from time to time as per Rules, and the amount of the honorarium is not printed in the notice. The number of volunteers is also not stated in the notice. Applications must reach the drop box by 5:00 PM on 19 November 2026.

Who can apply

You must be a resident of Morigaon District, an Indian citizen, with a minimum qualification of Matriculation (10th Pass) and a mindset to work for the marginalised sections of society. Eligible categories include teachers, including retired teachers; retired Government servants, ex-servicemen and senior citizens; M.S.W. students and teachers; Anganwadi workers; doctors and physicians; students and law students, till they enrol as lawyers; members of non-political service-oriented NGOs and clubs; members of women neighbourhood groups, Mahila Samitis and other self-help groups including marginalised and vulnerable groups; educated prisoners with good behaviour serving long-term sentences in prisons; persons from the tea tribe community residing in tea estates in the district; persons from a defence background or their family members; and any other person the DLSA deems fit.

The minimum age is 21 years as on 1 January 2026. No maximum age is stated in the notice.

Fee

No fee is required to make an application — the notice states this explicitly.

Selection and training

Shortlisting is on the basis of the documents submitted, considering experience and qualification. The names of shortlisted candidates are published on the DLSA notice board and on the Morigaon district court website, https://morigaon.dcourts.gov.in/ — no individual call letters are sent. Shortlisted candidates face a viva-voce before the Selection Committee, whose date, time and venue are notified later on the website only. No TA or DA is paid for the interview. Selected PLVs must undergo a training programme. Incomplete applications are rejected summarily, and the decision of the Chairman is final.

How to apply

Submit the duly filled application form along with two recent passport-size photographs and self-attested photocopies of testimonials such as age proof, qualification, computer diploma or certificate and driving licence. Put the application in an envelope superscribed "APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF PARA LEGAL VOLUNTEER (PLV)", addressed to The District and Sessions Judge-cum-Chairman, District Legal Services Authority, Morigaon, Assam, PIN – 782105, and drop it in the drop box labelled "DROP BOX OF APPLICATION FOR THE POST PLVs" in the DLSA premises, Judicial Court Premises, Morigaon, on or before 5:00 PM on 19 November 2026. Read the official notice PDF linked below in full before applying.