Section 17
District Legal Aid Fund.
The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987
About this Act
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.
(1) Every District Authority shall establish a fund to be called the
District Legal Aid Fund and there shall be credited thereto—
(a) all sums of money paid or any grants made by the State Authority to the District Authority for the purposes of this Act;
1 [(b) any grants or donations that may be made to the District Authority by any person, with the prior approval of the State Authority, for the purposes of this Act;]
(c) any other amount received by the District Authority under the orders of any court or from any other source.
(2) A District Legal Aid Fund shall be applied for meeting—
(a) the cost of functions referred to in section 10 2 [and 11B];
(b) any other expenses which are required to be met by the District Authority.
(a) all sums of money paid or any grants made by the State Authority to the District Authority for the purposes of this Act;
1 [(b) any grants or donations that may be made to the District Authority by any person, with the prior approval of the State Authority, for the purposes of this Act;]
(c) any other amount received by the District Authority under the orders of any court or from any other source.
(2) A District Legal Aid Fund shall be applied for meeting—
(a) the cost of functions referred to in section 10 2 [and 11B];
(b) any other expenses which are required to be met by the District Authority.
Notes
1. Subs. by s. 13, ibid., for clause (b) (w.e.f. 29-10-1994).
2. Ins. by s. 13, ibid. (w.e.f. 29-10-1994).
2. Ins. by s. 13, ibid. (w.e.f. 29-10-1994).