FAQ

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.