National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/National_Legal_Services_Authority_(NALSA)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:NALSA
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:currentExecutiveChairman Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul
gptkbp:established 1995
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:Legal_Services_Authorities_Act,_1987
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Legal_Services_Authorities_Act,_1987
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:New_Delhi
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:India
gptkbp:notableJudge NALSA v. Union of India (2014)
gptkbp:notableJudgmentSubject Recognition of transgender persons as third gender
gptkbp:oversees gptkb:District_Legal_Services_Authorities
gptkb:State_Legal_Services_Authorities
gptkb:Taluk_Legal_Services_Committees
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Ministry_of_Law_and_Justice,_Government_of_India
gptkbp:provides Legal education
Legal aid
Legal awareness
gptkbp:purpose Organize Lok Adalats for amicable settlement of disputes
Provide free legal services to the weaker sections of society
gptkbp:type Legal services authority
gptkbp:website https://nalsa.gov.in/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Legal_services_authority
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7