In force
The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987
25 sections · As amended up to 2026-08
Sections
- I — PRELIMINARY
- 29th November, 1995, vide notification No. S.O. 893(E), dated 9th November, 1995, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii)
- II — THE NATIONAL LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY
- 3ASupreme Court Legal Services Committee
- III — STATE LEGAL SERVICESAUTHORITY
- 7Functions of the State Authority
- 8AHigh Court Legal Services Committee
- 9District Legal Services Authority
- 10Functions of the District Authority
- 11District Authority to act in coordination with other agencies and be subject to directions — given b
- IV — ENTITLEMENT TO LEGAL SERVICES
- 13Entitlement of legal services
- V — FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
- 15National Legal Aid Fund
- 16State Legal Aid Fund
- 17District Legal Aid Fund
- 18Accounts and audit
- VI — LOK ADALATS
- 20Cognizance of cases by Lok Adalats
- 21Award of Lok Adalat
- 22Powers of
- 22ADefinitions
- 22BEstablishment of Permanent Lok Adalats
- 22CCognizance of cases by Permanent Lok Adalat
- 22DProcedure of Permanent Lok Adala
- 22EAward of Permanent Lok Adalat to be final
- VII — MISCELLANEOUS
- 26Power to remove difficulties
- 28Power of State Government to make rules
- 29Power of Central Authority to make regulations
- 29APower of State Authority to make regulations
- 30Laying of rules and regulations