The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 · V — FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT

Section 17. District Legal Aid Fund

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

17. District Legal Aid Fund.— (1) Every District Authority shall establish a fund to be called the District Legal Aid Fund and there shall be credited thereto — (a) all sums of money paid or any grants made by the State Authority to the District Authority for the purposes of this Act; 2[(b) any grants or donations that may be made to the District Authority by any person, with the prior approval of the State Authority, for the purposes of this Act;] (c) anyother amount received by the District Authority under the orders of any court or from any other source. (2) A District Legal Aid Fund shall be applied for meeting — - (a) the cost of functions referred to in section 10[3] [and 11B]; - (b) any other expenses which are required to be met by the District Authority.

Source: India Code