New head for legal services authority

Justice G Rohini, senior most judge of the AP High Court, was appointed as the executive chairperson of the Andhra Pradesh State Legal Services Authority with effect from September 3, 2013.
According to a notification issued by the law department on 5th September, the Governor nominated Justice Rohini as the chairperson of the Legal Services Authority for a period of two years. Earlier, Justice N. V. Ramana was the executive chairman of the Legal Services Authority and the post fell vacant following his elevation as the Chief Justice of the Delhi High court.