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Frequently asked questions

Who is entitled to free Legal Services?

  • A member of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe.
  • A victim of trafficking in human beings or begar as referred to in Article 23 of the Constitution.
  • A woman or a child.
  • A mentally ill or otherwise disabled person.
  • A person under circumstances of undeserved want such as being a victim of a mass disaster, ethnic violence, caste atrocity, flood, drought, earthquake or industrial disaster.
  • An industrial workman.
  • An under-Trial in custody including a Juvenile.
  • A person with an annual income of less than 1 Lakh as revised from time to time.

What is the subject in which legal services may be availed?

  • All cases of a civil nature such as property disputes, matrimonial and custody matters, labour matters, compensation in motor accident cases, consumer disputes.
  • Cases invloving criminal offences.
  • Cases involving violation of fundementals rights as guaranteed by the Constitution of India.

How to apply for Legal Aid?

  • By filing an application in writing stating in brief the grievance or the case for which legal aid is required.
  • If the applicant is illiterate or is not in a position to write, the Member Secretary or an officer of the Legal Services Authority/ Committee/Counsel/Para Legal volunteer shall record his verbal submission and obtain his thumb impression on the record.
  • The applicant shall be required to execute an affidavit in the prescribed form availableWithout fee as to verify the eligibility criteria for seeking legal services
  • The applicant may also be examined by the Member Secretary of the Legal Services Authority /Committee to verify the facts stated in the affidavit.

Last updated on 06/11/2017 10:57

Notice Board

  • No.MSLSA/ELAC/21/2014/253
  • DISTRICT PRISONS & CORRECTIONAL HOME, SHILLONG
  • NO.MSLSA/ELAC/SWKHD/113/2014/93
  • Notification .No.MSLSA/ELAC/SWKH/113/2014/77
  • Notification .No.MSLSA/ELAC/27/2014/255
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Lok Adalat

  • STATISTICS WITH REGARD TO NATIONAL LOK ADALATS FOR THE YEARS 2020, 2021 & 2022 (2)545.78 KB
  • Lok Adalat in Khasi Language257.76 KB
  • National Lok Adalat on Labour and Family matters held on the 09-04-2016119.3 KB
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