Central · Act 39 of 1987

The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987

An Act to constitute legal services authorities to provide free and competent legal services to the weaker sections of the society to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disabilities, and to organise Lok Adalats to secure that the operation of the legal system promotes justice on a basis of equal opportunity.

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Jurisdiction
Central
Enactment date
1987-10-11
Sections available
40

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09-11-1995

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1Short title, extent and commencement.→2Definitions.→3Constitution of the National Legal Services Authority.→3ASupreme Court Legal Services Committee.→4Functions of the Central Authority.→5Central Authority to work in coordination with other agencies.→6Constitution of State Legal Services Authority.→7Functions of the State Authority.→8State Authority to act in coordination with other agencies, etc., and be subject to directions given by the Central Authority.→8AHigh Court Legal Services Committee.→9District Legal Services Authority.→10Functions of the District Authority.→11District Authority to act in coordination with other agencies and be subject to directions given by the Central Authority, etc.→11ATaluk Legal Services Committee.→11BFunctions of Taluk Legal Services Committee.→12Criteria for giving legal services.→13Entitlement of legal services.→14Grants by the Central Government.→15National Legal Aid Fund.→16State Legal Aid Fund.→17District Legal Aid Fund.→18Accounts and audit.→19Organisation of Lok Adalats.→20Cognizance of cases by Lok Adalats.→21Award of Lok Adalat.→22Powers of Lok Adalat or Permanent Lok Adalat.→22ADefinitions.→22BEstablishment of Permanent Lok Adalats.→22CCognizance of cases by Permanent Lok Adalat.→22DProcedure of Permanent Lok Adalat.→22EAward of Permanent Lok Adalat to be final.→23Members and staff of Authorities, Committees and Lok Adalats to be public servants.→24Protection of action taken in good faith.→25Act to have overriding effect.→26Power to remove difficulties.→27Power of Central Government to make rules.→28Power of State Government to make rules.→29Power of Central Authority to make regulations.→29APower of State Authority to make regulations.→30Laying of rules and regulations→
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