The legal services authorities act, 1987 (Bare Act)/ Universal Law Publishing

Introduction
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PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent and commencement 3
2. Definitions 3
CHAPTER //
THE NATIONAL LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY 3. Constitution of the National Legal Services Authority 4 3A. Supreme Court Legal Services Committee . 5 4. Functions of the Central Authority . 6 5. Central Authority to work in coordination with other agencies 7
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STATE LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY 6. Constitution of State Legal Services Authority 7 7. Functions of the State Authority 4 8. State Authority to act in coordination with other agencies etc; and be subject to directions given by Central Authority 9
8A. High CoUrt Legal Services Committee 9 9. District Legal Services Authority 10 10. Functions of District Authority 10 11. District Authority to act in coordination with other agencies and be subject to directions given by the Central Authority, etc. 11
IIA. Taluk Legal Services Committee "• 11
IIB. Functions of Taluk Legal Services Committee • 11
CHAPTER IV
ENTITLEMENT TO LEGAL SERVICES
12. Criteria for giving legal services 12
13. Entitlement to legal services 12
CHAPTER V
HNANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
14. Grants by the Central Government 12
15. National Legal Aid Fund 13
16. State Legal Aid fund 13
17. District Legal Aid Fund 13
18. Accounts and audit 14
CHAPTER VI
LOK ADALATS 19. Organisation of Lok Adalats 14
20. Cognizance of cases by Lok Adalats 15
21. Award of Lok Adalat 16
22. Powers of Lok Adalats or Permanent Lok Adalat 16
Sections
CHAPTER VIA
PRE-LITIGATION CONCILIATION AND SETTLEMENT
22A. Definitions 17
22B. Establishment of Permanent Lok Adalats 17 22C. Cognizance of cases by Permanent Lok Adalat 18 220. Procedure of Permanent Lok Adaiat 19
22E. Award of Permanent Lok Adalat to be final 19
CHAPTER VII
MISCELLANEOUS
23. Members and staff of Authorities, Committees and Lok Adalats to be public servants 19 24. Protection of action taken in good faith 20 25. Act to have overriding effect 20
26. Power to remove difficulties . 20 27. Power of Central Government to make rules 20
28. Power of State Government to make rules 21 29. Power of Central Authority to make regulations 22 29A. Power of State Authority to make regulations 23 30. Laying of rules and regulations 23
THE NATIONAL LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY /
RULES, 1995
Rules 1 1. Short title and commencement _ ■ 24 2. Definitions _ ' 24 3. The number, experience and qualifications of other members of - - -the Central Authority _ 24 4. Appointment of Member-Secretary 5. The experience and qualifications of the Member-Secretary of the Central Authority and his powers and functions 6. Powers and functions of the Member-Secretary 7. The terms of office and other conditions relating thereto of members and Member-Secretary of the Central Authority . ^e nuniber of officers and other employees of the Central Authority 9. The cond.tio^ of services and the .salary and allowances of officers and other
in Th'' ° Authority under sub-section (6) of section 3 10. The number, experience and qualifications of members of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee under clau.se (b) of sub-section (2) of section 3A 11. The experience and qualificatioivs of Secretary of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 3A
® entitling him to
qualifications of other persons of theUk Adalats organised by the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee specified in sub-.section (3) of section 19 SCHEDULE.-^oposod strength of the staff of the National Legal SThTLtT^"^ consequent upon the enforcement tne Legal Services Authorities Act

FORM 1.— Income and Expenditure Account . 30 FORM lA.—Appendix 12—Income From Sales/Service . 31 FORM IB.— Appendix 13—Grants/Subsidies . 31 FORM IC.—Appendix 14—Fees/Subscriptions . 32 FORM ID.—Appendix 15—Income From Investments . * 32 FORM IE.— Appendix 16—Income From Royalty, Publication etc 33 FORM IF.— Appendix 17—Interest Earned . 33 FORM IG.—Appendix 18—Other Income . 34 FORM IH.—Appendix 19—Increase/Decrease in Stock of Finished Goods and Work in Progress . . 34 FORM l-I.— Appendix 20—Establishment Expenses 35 FORM IJ.— Appendix 21—Other Administrative Expenses etc.. 35 FORM IK.—Appendix 22—Expenditure on Grants, Subsidies, etc, 36 FORM IL.— Appendix 23—Interest ■ . ■ 36 FORM 2.— Balance sheet * . / 37 FORM 2A.—Appendix 24—Corpus/Capital Fund . 37 FORM 2B.— Appendix 25—Reserves and Surplus . 38
FORM 2C.—Appendix 26—Earmarked/Endowment Funds . 39 FORM 2D.—Appendix 27—Secured Loans and Borrowings 40 FORM 2E.— Appendix 28—Unsecured Loans and Borrowings . 40 FORM 2F.— Appendix 29—Deferred Credit Liabilities . 41 FORM ^G.—Appendix 30—Current Liabilities and Provisions . 41 FORM 2H.—Appendix 31—Fixed Assets . 42 FORM 2-1.— Appendix 32—Investments from Earmarked/ Endowment Funds . "43 FORM 2J.— Appendix 33—Investments—Others . 43 FORM 2K.—Appendix 34—Current Assets, Loans, Advances, etc. 44 FORM 3.— Significant Accounting Policy Certificates . 45 FORM 4.— Certificates in respect of Contingent Liabilities and Notes on Accoimts (Illustrative) . 46 FORM 5.— Receipts and Payments . 48
THE SUPREME COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMIHEE r
REGULATIONS, 1996
Regulations
1. Short title and commencement 50
2. Definitions 50
3. General effect of vesting 50 4. The term of office and other conditions relating thereto of the members of the Committee 51
5. Powers and functions of the Committee 51
6. Functions and powers of the Chairman 51
7. Terms and conditions of service of the Secretary • ' 51
8. Functions and powers,of the Secretary 52
9. Meetings of the Committee 52
10. Funds, audit and accounts of the Committee 52
11. Application for legal services 53
12. Disposal of applications 53
13. Modes of Legal Services 54 14. Legal Services not to be provided in certain cases 54 15. Legal Services may be granted in certain cases 54 16. Honorarium payable to legal service advocate 54 17. Duties of aided person 55 18. Withdrawal of legal services 55
THE SUPREME COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE
RULES, 2000
Rules 1. Short title and commencement ^ 2. Definitior\s ^ 3. The number, experience and qualifications of Members of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 3A - . . ^ 4. The experience and qualifications of Secretary of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee under sub-section (3) of section 3A . 58 5. The number of officers and other employees of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee imder sub-section (5) of section 3A . 53 6. "^e conditions of service and the salary and allowances payable to the officers and employees of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee under sub-section (6) of section 3A 7. The upper lirmt of -mnua! income of a person entitling him to legal services imder clame (h) of section 12, if the case is before the Supreme Court 8. The experience and qualifications of other persons of the Lok Adalats orpmsed by the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee specified in sub-section (3) of section 19 »n SCHEDULE.—Sanctioned strength of the staff of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee 58 58 58 59
ADAUT (OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN AND OTHER PERSONS) RULES, 2003 Rules V 1. Short title and commencement
2. Definitions • 60 ut AdaLf of ' ^ Permanent Uk AdaUt Chairman and other persons of ^ 5. Resignation and removal 61 6. Procedure for Inquiry 61 7. Place of sittings 61 8. Staff of Permanent Lok AdaUt 62 62THE NATIONAL LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY (LOK ADALATS) REGUUTIONS, 2009 1- Short title and commencement 2. Definitions 63
63
3. Procedure for organising Lok Adalats 63
.4. Intimation to the State Authority 63 5. Notice to parties concerned 64 6. Composition of Lok Adalat 64
7. Allotment of cases to Lok Adalats 65 8. Holding of Lok Adalats 65
9. Jurisdiction of Lok Adalats 65 10. Reference of cases and matters 65 11. Summoning of records and responsibility for its safe custody 66 12. Pre-litigation matters 66
13. Procedure in Lok Adalats 66 14. Administrative assistance 67 15. Formulating compromise or settlements 67 16. Communication between Lok Adalat and parties 67 17. Award 67 18. Confidentiality 68 19. Failure of Lok Adalat proceedings 69 20. Compilation of results 69 21. Maintenance of panel of names of Lok Adalat members 69 22. Procedure for maintaining record of cases referred under section 20 / / of the Act or otherwise 6? 23. Appearance of'lawyers and the procedure to be followed in the cases 69before Lok Adalats 24. Application of regulations 69 APPENDIX I.—Award of Lok Adalat 70 APPENDIX II.—Proforma—Disposal of cases in Lok Adalat 70
SCHEME TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO THE MIDDLE INCOME CITIZEN . 71
FROFORMAS OF APPLICATION FOR LEGAL AID, AFHDAVITS AND VAKALATNAMA . . . 76
DATES OF ENFORCEMENT OF DIFFERENT PROVISIONS OF THE ACT . 80
ADDRESSES OF ALL-INDIA LEGAL AID FUNCTIONARIES 82