The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987
The The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, with its 39 sections listed below.
- Act number
- 39 of 1987
- Year
- 1987
- Published by
- India Code · Government of India
- Edition
- India Code source copy; consolidation date not certified
Sections
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 3. Constitution of the National Legal Services Aut hority
- 3A. Supreme Court Legal Services Committee
- 4. Functions of the Central Authority
- 5. Central Authority to work in coordination with o ther agencies
- 6. Constitution of State Legal Services Authority
- 7. Functions of the State Authority
- 8. State Authority to act in coordination with other agencies., etc., and be subject to directions given by the Central Authority
- 8A. High Court Legal Services Committee
- 9. District Legal Services Authority
- 10. Functions of the District Authority
- 11. District Authority to act in coordination with other agencies and be subject to directions given by the Central Authority, etc
- 11A. Taluk Legal Services Committee
- 11B. Functions of Taluk Legal Services Committee
- 12. Criteria for giving legal services
- 13. Entitlement of legal services
- 14. Grants by the Central Government
- 15. National Legal Aid Fund
- 16. State Legal Aid Fund
- 17. District Legal Aid Fund
- 18. Accounts and audit
- 19. Organisation of Lok Adalats
- 20. Cognizance of cases by Lok Adalats
- 21. Award of Lok Adalat
- 22. Powers of 2[Lok Adalat or Permanent Lok Adalat.]
- 22A. Definitions
- 22B. Establishment of Permanent Lok Adalats
- 22C. Cognizance of cases by Permanent Lok Adalat
- 22D. Procedure of Permanent Lok Adala t
- 22E. Award of Permanent Lok Adalat to be final
- 23. Members and staff of Authorities, Committees a nd Lok Adalats to be public servants
- 24. Protection of action taken in good faith
- 25. Act to have overriding effect
- 26. Power to remove difficulties
- 27. Power of Central Government to make rules
- 28. Power of State Government to make rules
- 29. Power of Central Authority to make regulations
- 29A. Power of State Authority to make regulations
- 30. Laying of rules and regulations
For research. Check the official gazette and later amendments before citing a section.