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The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) is a statutory body of India established on 9 November 1995 under the Legal Services Authorities Act 1987.Its purpose is to provide free legal services to eligible candidates (defined in Section 12 of the Act), and to organize Lok Adalats for speedy resolution of cases.
To promote justice through free legal aid to the poorer,backward and weaker citizens of the country and help promoting justice in society, Constitution of India created Article 39-A. The Act became enforceable from 9th November 1995 [ 6 ] ,facilitating establishment of countrywide network and provision for free and efficient legal services to ...
Legal Services Authorities are statutory bodies constituted in the states of India by the Legal Services Authorities Act 1987, as enshrined by article 39-A of the Constitution of India, for providing free legal services for the citizens. [1] [2] These authorities give free legal aid to a person if he/she is not capable of bearing the ...
In many countries, pro bono legal service initiatives, such as mediation and legal services, are typically haphazard, closing due to lack of demand or being overwhelmed with clients. [ 4 ] Alternate dispute resolution methods such as Lok Adalat , Mediation and free legal aid have been devised; however no special statutes have been enacted to ...
The Karnataka Lok Adalat Act is designed to provide constitutional protection guaranteed under Article 14 and 39-A of the Constitution of India, of “ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR ALL”. It is a legal system to resolve pending cases at Panchayat or rural places, those in a pre-litigation stage in courts are resolved amicably. [3]
The Tamil Nadu Lok Adalat Act is designed to provide constitutional protection guaranteed under Article 14 and 39-A of the Constitution of India, of “ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR ALL”. It is a legal system to resolve pending cases at Panchayat or rural places, those in a pre-litigation stage in courts are resolved amicably.
National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India (2014) is a landmark judgement of the Supreme Court of India, which declared transgender people the 'third gender', affirmed that the fundamental rights granted under the Constitution of India will be equally applicable to them, and gave them the right to self-identification of their gender as male, female or third gender.
India's legal services market is valued at over USD 1.3 billion. The legal services market in India remains strong, with the legal market surpassing a value of USD 1.3 billion [citation needed] [31] in 2018, as a result of foreign investment and rising demand from local clients. Of this, around USD 400 million is attributed to 'contentious ...