Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987

A vegetable vendor in Vashi is arrested, cannot afford a lawyer, and does not know that the court can give him one. A labourer's wages are stuck in a dispute he cannot afford to litigate for five years. The Constitution promises justice to everyone, but justice costs money. The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 is Parliament's answer: a national network of authorities that gives free legal help to those who qualify and settles disputes in Lok Adalats. What exactly does the Act set up, and how do you navigate it in an exam?

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The Legal Services Authorities Act 1987 builds a pyramid of authorities, from the National Legal Services Authority down to Taluk Committees, to give free and competent legal services to weaker sections and to run Lok Adalats and Permanent Lok Adalats.

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