According to the Allocation of Business (Rules), 1961, the Ministry of Justice is part of the Ministry of Law and Justice of the Government of India. It is one of the oldest ministries of the Indian government. Until 31.12.2009, the Ministry of Justice was part of the Ministry of the Interior and the Minister of the Interior of the Union was the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice. In view of the increasing workload and the formulation of many judicial reform policies and programmes in the country, a separate ministry, namely the Ministry of Justice, was separated from the MHA and placed under the Authority of the Secretary of the Government of India and, as such, began working under the Ministry of Law and Justice from 1 January 2010. The department is located at Jaisalmer House, 26, Man Singh Road, New Delhi. The organizational structure of the department includes 01 additional secretaries, 03 joint secretaries, 07 directors/assistant secretaries and 08 undersecretaries. The tasks of the Ministry of Justice include the appointment, resignation and dismissal of the Supreme Judge of India, the Judge of the Supreme Court of India, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the Judge of the Supreme Courts and their service affairs. In addition, the Department is implementing important programmes for the development of the judicial infrastructure, the establishment of Fast Track Special Court for Rape Cases and POCSO Act, the electronic justice project to computerize various courts throughout the country, legal aid for the poor and access to justice, financial support from the National Academy of the Judiciary for the training of judicial officers of the country. The functions of the Department of Justice are listed in Division of Cases (Rules), 1961. (i) The Directorate is the focal point that oversees the legal and judicial work of CBIC and its field training; The Legal Affairs Directorate is the hub that oversees the legal and judicial work of the CBIC and its field training. As a result, DLA is required to work in close coordination with the legal and judicial services of the CBIC. The Directorate reviews cases that may be heard before the Supreme Court on a daily and weekly basis and takes appropriate follow-up action.
It may also be noted here that since the Directorate is the node responsible for overseeing the legal and judicial work of the CBIC and its field trainings, the Directorate does not deal with a document of public interest. (iv) The standards it establishes for the performance of its duties: Central Excise Duties Act, Customs Act, Services Tax Act and various other related and related legislation, foreign trade policy, rules and regulations, instructions issued from time to time by the CBIC, etc., are used by officials and employees of the Legal Affairs Branch. (viii) a statement of the governing bodies, boards, committees and other bodies composed of two or more persons composed of them or for their deliberations, as well as whether the meetings of those governing bodies, boards, committees and other bodies are accessible to the public or whether the minutes of those meetings are accessible to the public. (ii) The powers and duties of managers and employees: (xiii) the contact details of the beneficiaries of the concessions, permits or authorizations granted by it: (iii) the procedure used in the decision-making process, including the channels of supervision and responsibility, (iii) the ongoing administrative files for the management of the Directorate; (v) Rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records held by or under its control or used by its employees to perform its duties: No committee, board, committee, etc. has been formed in this direction. (iii) it will also maintain and monitor the database on cases decided or pending by CEGAT, THE CAT, the High Courts and the Supreme Court; Section,4. (1) (b) (i). Details of its organization, functions and functions: (vi) Indication of the categories of documents in its possession or control. (iv) correspondence files relating to certain judicial proceedings. The Directorate of Legal Affairs (DLA) was established by Ministry Circular F.
No. A-11019/31/2001-Ad.IV of 27 June 2002, based in New Delhi, under the supervision of a Commissioner. The functions of the Directorate have been listed in the above-mentioned circular and are summarized as follows: Additional Commissioner-Assistant Commissioner/Assistant Commissioner-Deputy Commissioner-Superintendent-Inspector. Tel. 011-23219072 Fax-011-23219073 E mail: dla-rev@nic.in xii) Method of implementation of grant programs, including the amounts allocated and the contact details of the beneficiaries of these programs: (v) The Directorate recommends and maintains panels of permanent counsel/panel counsel for various high courts and also maintains a licensed panel of reputable lawyers familiar with customs and central excise and other administrative laws and from of which Department for the treatment of important cases.