Section 5
Central Authority to work in coordination with other agencies.
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.
In the discharge of its
functions under this Act, the Central Authority shall, wherever appropriate, act in coordination with other
governmental and non-governmental agencies, universities and others engaged in the work of promoting
the cause of legal services to the poor.