Act Number: 39

Act Name: The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987

Year: 1987

Enactment Date: 1987-10-11

Long Title: 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: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Department of Justice

Section 11: District Authority to act in coordination with other agencies and be subject to directions given by the Central Authority, etc.
    In the discharge of its functions under this Act, the District Authority shall, wherever appropriate, act in coordination with other governmental and non-governmental institutions, universities and others engaged in the work of promoting the cause of legal services to the poor and shall also be guided by such directions as the Central Authority or the State Authority may give to it in writing.
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