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As per section 12 of Legal Services Authorities Act 1987, [9] free legal aid is available to following categories of citizens: [10] [11]-"A person from Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe. -A person under category of beggar as per Article 23 of the Constitution or a victim of human trafficking. -Child or a woman. -Woman who is victim of rape. [12]
Legal Services Authorities are statutory bodies constituted in the states of India by the Legal Services Authorities Act 1987, as enshrined by article 39-A of the Constitution of India, for providing free legal services for the citizens. [1] [2] These authorities give free legal aid to a person if he/she is not capable of bearing the ...
The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) is a statutory body of India established on 9 November 1995 under the Legal Services Authorities Act 1987.Its purpose is to provide free legal services to eligible candidates (defined in Section 12 of the Act), and to organize Lok Adalats for speedy resolution of cases.
Civil legal aid is not guaranteed under federal law, but is provided by a variety of public interest law firms and community legal clinics for free or at reduced cost. [1] Other forms of civil legal aid are available through federally-funded legal services, pro bono lawyers, and private volunteers. [1] [2]
Navigating your way through difficult legal issues such as long-term care, estate planning, or social security benefits, as an aging American without adequate support is an overwhelming and...
National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India (2014) is a landmark judgement of the Supreme Court of India, which declared transgender people the 'third gender', affirmed that the fundamental rights granted under the Constitution of India will be equally applicable to them, and gave them the right to self-identification of their gender as male, female or third gender.