THE LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITIES ACT, 1987

ACT NO. 39 OF 1987 · Enacted [11th October, 1987.] · 40 sections

PRELIMINARY

Section 1.Short title, extent and commencement.

Section 2.Definitions.

THE NATIONAL LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY

Section 3.Constitution of the National Legal Services Authority.

Section 3A.Supreme Court Legal Services Committee.

Section 4.Functions of the Central Authority.

Section 5.Central Authority to work in coordination with other agencies.

STATE LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY

Section 6.Constitution of State Legal Services Authority.

Section 7.Functions of the State Authority.

Section 8.State Authority to act in coordination with other agencies, etc., and be subject to directions given by the Central Authority.

Section 8A.High Court Legal Services Committee.

Section 9.District Legal Services Authority.

Section 10.Functions of the District Authority.

Section 11.District Authority to act in coordination with other agencies and be subject to directions given by the Central Authority, etc.

Section 11A.Taluk Legal Services Committee.

Section 11B.Functions of Taluk Legal Services Committee.

ENTITLEMENT TO LEGAL SERVICES

Section 12.Criteria for giving legal services.

Section 13.Entitlement of legal services.

FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT

Section 14.Grants by the Central Government.

Section 15.National Legal Aid Fund.

Section 16.State Legal Aid Fund.

Section 17.District Legal Aid Fund.

Section 18.Accounts and audit.

LOKADALATS

Section 19.Organisation of Lok Adalats.

Section 20.Cognizance of cases by Lok Adalats.

Section 21.Award of Lok Adalat.

Section 22.Powers of Lok Adalat or Permanent Lok Adalat.

PRE-LITIGATION CONCILIATION AND SETTLEMENT

Section 22A.Definitions.

Section 22B.Establishment of Permanent Lok Adalats.

Section 22C.Cognizance of cases by Permanent Lok Adalat.

Section 22D.Procedure of Permanent Lok Adalat.

Section 22E.Award of Permanent Lok Adalat to be final.

MISCELLANEIOUS

Section 23.Members and staff of Authorities, Committees and Lok Adalats to be public servants.

Section 24.Protection of action taken in good faith.

Section 25.Act to have overriding effect.

Section 26.Power to remove difficulties.

Section 27.Power of Central Government to make rules.

Section 28.Power of State Government to make rules.

Section 29.Power of Central Authority to make regulations.

Section 29A.Power of State Authority to make regulations.

Section 30.Laying of rules and regulations.