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Monitoring and Mentoring Committee. - (1) Every Legal Services Institution shall set up a Monitoring and Mentoring Committee for close monitoring of the court based legal services rendered and the progress of the cases in the legal aided matters and to guide and advise the panel lawyer. (2) The Monitoring and Mentoring Committee at the level of the Supreme Court shall consist of,- (i) 21a Senior Advocate or an Advocate of at least 15 years of standing as nominated by the Chairman, Supreme Court Legal Services Committee; (ii) Secretary, Supreme Court Legal Services Committee; (iii) a renowned Academician or an Advocate-on-Record having ten years of practice to be nominated by the Chairman of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee; (iv) The Legal Service Counsel-cum-Consultant, Supreme Court Legal Services Committee. 19 Substituted vide notification dated 22/10/2018, published in the Gazette of India on 25/10/2018. 20 Substituted vide notification dated 22/10/2018, published in the Gazette of India on 25/10/2018. 21 Substituted vide notification dated 28/08/2019, published in the Gazette of India on 06/09/2019. The National Legal Services Authority (Free And Competent Legal Services) Regulations, 2010 103 (3) The Monitoring and Mentoring Committee at the level of the High Court shall consist of, - (i) a22 Senior Advocate or an Advocate of at least 15 years of standing as nominated by the Chairman, High Court Legal Services Committee; (ii) Secretary, High Court Legal Services Committee. (4) The Monitoring and Mentoring Committee at the State or District Legal Services Authority shall consist of, - (i) Member-Secretary or Secretary of the Legal Services Institution, as the case may be; (ii) one serving judicial officer from the State Higher Judicial Service; (iii) one retired judicial officer or one Advocate of fifteen years’ standing or more. (5) The Monitoring and Mentoring Committee at the Taluk Legal Services Committee shall consist of, – (i) Chairman of the Taluk Legal Services Committee; (ii) one retired judicial officer or23; (iii) one advocate of 10 years standing or more. (6) The members of the Monitoring and Mentoring Committee shall render their services on the days as may be required and fixed by the Executive Chairman or Chairman of the Legal Services Institution and the members except serving Judicial Officers shall be paid the honorarium as fixed by the Executive Chairman.