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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.
Act Details
Act Number:
39
Act Year:
1987
Location:
Chhattisgarh
Enactment Date:
10/11/1987
Enforcement Date:
09-11-1995
Department:
Department of LAW AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
Full List of Sections
PRELIMINARY
THE NATIONAL LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY
Section 3 to Section 5
Section 3A
Supreme Court Legal Services Committee.Section 4
Functions of the Central Authority.STATE LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY
Section 6 to Section 11B
Section 7
Functions of the State Authority.Section 8A
High Court Legal Services Committee.Section 9
District Legal Services Authority.Section 10
Functions of the District Authority.Section 11A
Taluk Legal Services Committee.Section 11B
Functions of Taluk Legal Services Committee.ENTITLEMENT TO LEGAL SERVICES
Section 12 to Section 13
Section 12
Criteria for giving legal services.Section 13
Entitlement of legal services.FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
Section 14 to Section 18
Section 14
Grants by the Central Government.Section 15
National Legal Aid Fund.Section 16
State Legal Aid Fund.Section 17
District Legal Aid Fund.Section 18
Accounts and audit.LOK ADALATS
Section 19 to Section 22
Section 19
Organisation of Lok Adalats.Section 20
Cognizance of cases by Lok Adalats.Section 21
Award of Lok Adalat.PRE--LITIGATION CONCILIATION AND SETTLEMENT
Section 22A to Section 22E
Section 22A
Definitions.Section 22B
Establishment of Permanent Lok Adalats.Section 22C
Cognizance of cases by Permanent Lok Adalat.Section 22D
Procedure of Permanent Lok Adalat.Section 22E
Award of Permanent Lok Adalat to be final.MISCELLANEIOUS
Section 23 to Section 30
Section 25
Act to have overriding effect.Section 26
Power to remove difficulties.Section 28
Power of State Government to make rules.Section 30
Laying of rules and regulations