Legal Services Division
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Pursuant to Article 29(3) of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Bhutan and section 51 of the Office of the Attorney General Act, 2015, the primary mandate of the Legal Service Division (LSD) is to assist the Attorney General in carrying out his responsibilities as the legal advisory and legal representative of the State. The Division provide following three statutory mandate amongst others:
To disseminate information to enhance awareness of laws among the people.
To provide legal education to legal personnel; and
To provide legal services and opinions on matters of law and such other issues assigned to it by the Government;
Tracking and analyzing over 41,000 registered criminal cases to build safer communities, ensure transparent justice, and streamline legal documentation.
Successfully resolving over 8,000 criminal cases through diligent investigation, modern forensic technology, and law enforcement collaboration.
Managing an active docket of 42.4k pending cases with secure, centralized record-keeping to accelerate legal processing.