Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Legislation
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| gptkbp:addresses |
Social justice issues
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| gptkbp:aimsTo |
Enhance legal awareness among citizens
Reduce backlog of cases |
| gptkbp:amends |
gptkb:Legal_Services_Authorities_(Amendment)_Act,_2011
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| gptkbp:defines |
Eligible persons for legal aid
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_India
1987-11-09 |
| gptkbp:encourages |
Alternative dispute resolution
Public interest litigation Awareness campaigns for legal rights Community participation in legal aid Legal aid for labor disputes Use of technology in legal aid |
| gptkbp:ensures |
Quality of legal aid services
|
| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:District_Legal_Services_Authorities
gptkb:National_Legal_Services_Authority Legal_Services_Authorities_at_various_levels State_Legal_Services_Authorities |
| gptkbp:facilitates |
Awareness of legal rights
Access to legal information Access to justice for all Legal representation in family disputes Representation in legal proceedings |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987
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| gptkbp:mandates |
Periodic review of legal aid services
|
| gptkbp:promotes |
Access to justice
Rights of the accused Legal literacy Collaboration between legal professionals and communities |
| gptkbp:provides |
Legal aid clinics
Funding for legal aid services Legal aid for the poor Compensation for victims of crime Legal aid for civil and criminal cases Legal aid for consumer disputes Legal aid for human trafficking victims Legal aid for marginalized communities Legal aid for persons with disabilities Legal aid for the elderly Legal aid for women and children Lok Adalats |
| gptkbp:purpose |
Provide free legal services to eligible persons
|
| gptkbp:recognizes |
Importance of legal aid in democracy
Role of NGOs in legal aid Role of legal aid in poverty alleviation |
| gptkbp:requires |
Annual reports on legal aid services
State governments to implement legal aid programs |
| gptkbp:supports |
Legal aid for victims of domestic violence
Legal aid for environmental issues Research on legal aid effectiveness Training for legal aid lawyers |