LADC Contracts Won’t Be Renewed After Existing Term : NALSA Says After Punjab Haryana Lawyers Strike

The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) has directed that the contracts of Legal Aid Defense Counsels (LADCs) engaged under the Legal Aid Defense Counsel System (LADCS) Scheme in Punjab, Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh will not be renewed from September 2026 onwards.In a communication dated August 4, 2026, addressed to the Member Secretaries of all State Legal…