Public Interest Lawyering and Para Legal Services

Unit 1 — Public Interest Litigation

1.1 Meaning and object · 1.2 Locus Standy · 1.3 Merits and demerits of Public Interest Lawyering · 1.4 Public Interest Litigation and Writ Jurisdiction · 1.5 Social Revolution Through P.I.L. with Cases

• Article 32- Right to Constitutional Remedies and Public Interest Litigation
• Research for Public Interest Litigation

Unit 2 — Legal – Aid and Legal Literacy Programme

2.1 Meaning, Object and Importance · 2.2 Constitutional Provisions · 2.3 Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 · 2.4 Legal – Aid and Legal Profession

• Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987
• Authorities
• Services
• Persons entitled to services

Unit 3 — LokAdalat

3.1 Meaning of LokAdalat · 3.2 Organisation of LokAdalat · 3.3 Permanent LokAdalat · 3.4 Compostion of LokAdalat · 3.5 Functioning of LokAdalats

• Lok Adalats
• Permanent Lok Adalats

Unit 4 — Para-Legal Training and Importance

4.1 Meaning, Objects and Importance · 4.2 Role of DALSA,TALSA · 4.3 Legal Literacy Campus · 4.4 Negotiation · 4.5 Counselling

• Para legal training and legal literacy
• Authorities
• Mediation and Negotiation
• Counselling

Unit 5 — LokNayalaya and Gram Nyayalaya

5.1 Meaning, Objects and Importance · 5.2 Features of the Gram Nayalaya Act, 2008 · 5.3 Jurisdiction of Gram Nyayalaya · 5.4 Appellate Provisions · 5.5 Mobile Court · • Books Recommended · 1) Public Interest Lawyering, Legal-Aid and Para Legal Services by Prof. KailashRai · 2) Public Interest Litigation by J. Gulab Gupta · 3) Legal – Aid to the poor by S.S.Sharma.