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Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987

1. Chapter I

   1. PRELIMINARY

      Short title, extent and commencement

      Notes: Statement of Objects & Reasons

      Commencement of Act

      The Act has been Amended by

   2. Definitions

    

2. Chapter II

   THE NATIONAL LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY

   3. Constitution of National Legal Services Authority
      3A. Supreme Court Legal Services Committee
      

   4. Functions of the Central Authority

   5. Central Authority to work in co-ordination with other agencies
      

3. Chapter III

   STATE LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY

   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 Central Authority
      8A. High Court Legal Services Committee
      

   9. District Legal Services Authority

   10. Functions of 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
       

4. Chapter IV

   ENTITLEMENT TO LEGAL SERVICES

   12. Criteria for giving Legal Services

   13. Entitlement to Legal Services
       

5. Chapter V

   FINANCE, ACCOUNTS & AUDIT

   14. Grants by the Central Government

   15. National Legal Aid Fund

   16. State  Legal Aid Fund

   17. District Legal Aid Fund

   18. Accounts & Audit
       

6. Chapter VI

   LOK ADALATS

   19. Organisation of Lok Adalats

   20. Cognizance of cases by Lok Adalats

   21. Award of Lok Adalat

   22. Powers of Lok Adalat
       

7. Chapter VI A

   PRE-LITIGATION CONCILIATION AND SETTLEMENT

     22A. Definitions

     22B. Establishment of Permanent Lok Adalats
     22C. Cognizance of cases by Permanent Lok Adalat
     22D. Procedure of Permanent Lok Adalat
     22E. Award of Permanent Lok Adalat to be final

    

8. Chapter VII

   MISCELLANEOUS

   23. Members and staff of Authorities, Committees and 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 the 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

:: Rules

1. Short Title & Commencement

2. Definitions  

3. Members of the State Authority

4. Headquarters

5. The Powers & Functions of the Member Secretary of the State Authority

6. Term of Office & other conditions of service of the members of the State Authority

7. Officers & employees of the State Authority

8. Constitution of High Court Legal Services  Committee

9. Members of a District Authority

10. Members of a Taluk Legal Services Committee

11. Conditions of Service of the employees on  deputation

12. The maximum limit of annual income for entitlement to Legal Services

13. Experience and qualifications of 'other persons' of Lok Adalats

14. Transfer of assets of the Kerala State Legal Aid and Advice Board

15. Schedule I

16. Schedule II,  
    Explanatory Note

:: Regulations

1. Chapter 1

   PRELIMINARY

   1. Short title and commencement

   2. Definitions

    

2. Chapter II

   MEETINGS OF THE AUTHORITIES AND COMMITTEES

   3. Meetings of the State Legal Services Authority 

   4. Meetings of the High Court Legal Services Committee

   5. Meeting of the District Legal Services Authority

   6. Provision Meeting of the Taluk Legal Services Committee

    

3. Chapter III 

   7. Powers & Functions of the Secretary of the High Court Legal Services Committee

   8. Functions of the District Legal Services Authority

   9. Powers and Functions of the Secretary of the District Legal Services Authority

   10. Functions of the Taluk Legal Services Committee
       

4. Chapter IV 

   11. Term of office of nominated members of District Authority and Taluk Committee

   12. Disqualification

   13. Travelling Allowance & Daily Allowance to the non-official members of the District Authority & sitting fee to the non-official members of the Taluk Legal Services Committee
       

5. Chapter V 

   FINANCE, ACCOUNTS & AUDIT

   14. Funds of the State Authority

   15. Finance Committee of the State Authority

   16. Functions of the Finance Committee

   17. Funds and Accounts of the High Court Legal Services Committee

   18. Funds and Accounts of the District Legal Services Authority

   19. Funds and Accounts of the Taluk Legal Services Committee

   20. Maintenance and submission of Accounts

   21. Audit of Accounts

   22. Budget

   23. Funding

   24. Power to call for Returns

   25. Maintenance of Registers
       

6. Chapter VI

   CONSTITUTION OF THE LOK ADALAT

   26. Procedure for organising Lok Adalat

   27. Intimation to the State Authority

   28. Notice to the parties concerned

   29. Composition of the Lok Adalat

   30. Summoning of Records and the Responsibility for its safe custody

   31. Functioning of the Lok Adalat

   32. Holding of Lok Adalat

   33. Procedure for effecting compromise or settlement at Lok Adalat

   34. Award to be categorical and Lucid

   35. Compilation of results

   36. Maintenance of Panel of names of Lok Adalat Judges

   37. Honorarium to Presiding Officers and members of the Lok Adalats

   38. Procedure for maintaining record of cases referred under Section 20 of the Act or otherwise

   39. Appearance of Lawyers and the Procedure to be followed in the cases before Lok Adalats

   40. Procedure for applying for Legal Services
       

7. Chapter VII 

   LEGAL PRACTITIONERS TO CONDUCT CASES

   41. Panel of names of Legal Practitioners

   42. Entrustment of case to a Legal Practitioner

   43. Duties of the Legal Practitioner

   44. Prohibition against Acceptance of Remuneration

   45. Withdrawal of Legal Services
       

8. Chapter VIII

   MISCELLANEOUS

   46. Advice Centres

   47. Literacy Programme

   48. Savings

    

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   1. FORM 1 (Regulation 40)

   2. FORM II (Regulation 42)

   3. Fees Payable to Legal Practitioners on the Panel

   4. Amendment of the Regulations

:: Notifications

CIRCULARS

1. Circular 1 - Furnishing of Reports of the weekly Adalat Programmes 

2. Circular 2 - Conducting of Daily Lok Adalats 

3. Circular 3 - Instructions issued reg. Honorarium payable to the staff attending the Lok Adalats 

4. Circular 4 - Statement showing the details of cases settled and Reports of Special Lok Adalats conducted by the DLSAs & TLSCs 

5. Circular 5 - Disposal of petition

6. Circular 6 - Organization of Lok Adalat

 

 NOTIFICATIONS

1. Notification 1  

2. Notification 2  

:: National Legal Services Authorities Rules

1. Short Title & Commencement

2. Definitions

3. The number, experience and qualifications of other members of the Central Authority 

4. Appointment of Member Secretary

5. The experience & qualifications of the Member Secretary of the Central Authority & his powers and functions

6. Powers and Functions of the Member Secretary

7. The terms of office & other conditions relating thereto, of Members & Member-Secretary of the Central Authority

8. The number of officers & other employees of the Central Authority

9. The conditions of service & the salary & allowances of officers & other employees of the Central Authority under sub-section (6) of section 3

10. The number, experience & qualifications of members of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee clause (b) of sub- section (2) of section 3 A 

11. The experience & qualifications of Secretary of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee under clause (b) sub-section (2) of Section 3A

12. The upper limit of annual income of a person entitling him to legal services under clause (h) of Section 12, if the case is before the Supreme Court

13. The experience & qualifications of other persons of the Lok Adalats organised by the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee specified in sub-section (3) of section 19

14. Schedule

:: Supreme Court Legal Services Committees Rules

1. Short Title & Commencement

2. Definitions

3. The number, experience & qualifications of the Members of the SC Legal Services Committee under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 3 A 

4. The experience & qualifications of Secretary of the SC Legal Services Committee under sub-section (3) of section 3A 

5. The number of officers and other employees of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee under sub-section (5) of section 3A

6. The conditions of service & the salary & allowances payable to the officers & employees of the SC Legal Services Committee under sub-section (6) of section 3A

7. The upper limit of annual income of a person entitling him to legal services under clause (h) of section 12, if the case is before the SC

8. The experience & qualifications of other persons of the Lok Adalats organised by the SC Legal Services Committee specified in sub-section (3) of section 19

9. Proforma

10. Affidavit of Facts

11. Affidavit for Legal Aid

12. Vakalatnama

:: Supreme Court Legal Services Committees Regulations

1. Short Title & Commencement

2. Definitions

3. General effect of vesting

4. The term of office & other conditions relating thereto of the members of the Committee

5. Powers and functions of the Committee 

6. Functions and powers of the Chairman 

7. Terms & conditions of service of the Secretary 

8. Functions & powers of the Secretary

9. Meetings of the Committee

10. Funds, audit & accounts of the Committee

11. Application for legal services

12. Disposal of applications

13. Modes of Legal Services

14. Legal Services not to be provided in certain cases

15. Legal Services may be granted in certain cases

16. Honorarium payable to legal service advocate

17. Duties of aided person

18. Withdrawal of legal services

19. Affidavit 

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