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.

  • Ministry of Law and Justice
  • Department of Justice
  • Enacted 1987-10-11
  • 40 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title, extent and commencement.Read
2 Definitions.Read
3 Constitution of the National Legal Services Authority.Read
3A Supreme Court Legal Services Committee.Read
4 Functions of the Central Authority.Read
5 Central Authority to work in coordination with other agencies.Read
6 Constitution of State Legal Services Authority.Read
7 Functions of the State Authority.Read
8 State Authority to act in coordination with other agencies, etc., and be subject to directions given by the Central Authority.Read
8A High Court Legal Services Committee.Read
9 District Legal Services Authority.Read
10 Functions of the District Authority.Read
11 District Authority to act in coordination with other agencies and be subject to directions given by the Central Authority, etc.Read
11A Taluk Legal Services Committee.Read
11B Functions of Taluk Legal Services Committee.Read
12 Criteria for giving legal services.Read
13 Entitlement of legal services.Read
14 Grants by the Central Government. Read
15 National Legal Aid Fund. Read
16 State Legal Aid Fund. Read
17 District Legal Aid Fund. Read
18 Accounts and audit. Read
19 Organisation of Lok Adalats. Read
20 Cognizance of cases by Lok Adalats. Read
21 Award of Lok Adalat. Read
22 Powers of Lok Adalat or Permanent Lok Adalat. Read
22A Definitions. Read
22B Establishment of Permanent Lok Adalats. Read
22C Cognizance of cases by Permanent Lok Adalat. Read
22D Procedure of Permanent Lok Adalat. Read
22E Award of Permanent Lok Adalat to be final. Read
23 Members and staff of Authorities, Committees and Lok Adalats to be public servants. Read
24 Protection of action taken in good faith. Read
25 Act to have overriding effect. Read
26 Power to remove difficulties. Read
27 Power of Central Government to make rules. Read
28 Power of State Government to make rules. Read
29 Power of Central Authority to make regulations. Read
29A Power of State Authority to make regulations. Read
30 Laying of rules and regulationsRead
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