LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITIES ACT, 1987

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S.1 Short title, extent and commencement

S.2 Definitions

S.3 Constitution of the National Legal Services Authority

S.3(a) Supreme Court Legal Services Committee

S.4 Functions of the Central Authority

S.5 Central Authority to work in coordination with other agencies

S.6 Constitution of State Legal Services Authority

S.7 Functions of the State Authority

S.8 State Authority to act in co-ordination with other agencies etc., land be subject to directions given by the Central Authority

S.8(a) High Court Legal Services Committee

S.9 District Legal Services Authority

S.10 Functions of District Authority

S.11 District Authority to act in co-ordination with other agencies and be subject to directions given by the Central Authority, etc

S.11(a) Taluk Legal Services Committee

S.11(b) Functions of Taluk Legal Services Committee

S.12 Criteria for giving legal services

S.13 Entitlement to legal services

S.14 Grants by Central Government

S.15 National Legal Aid Fund

S.16 State Legal Aid Fund

S.17 District Legal Aid Fund

S.18 Accounts and audit

S.19 Organisation of Lok Adalats

S.20 Cognizance of cases by Lok Adalats

S.21 Award of Lok Adalat

S.22 Powers of 1[Lok Adalat or Permanent Lok Adalat]

S.22(a) Definitions

S.22(b) Establishment of Permanent Lok Adalats

S.22(c) Cognizance of cases by Permanent Lok Adalat

S.22(d) Procedure of Permanent Lok Adalat

S.22(e) Award of Permanent Lok Adalat to be final

S.23 Members and staff of Authorities, Committees and Lok Adalats to be public servants

S.24 Protection of action taken in good faith

S.25 Act to have overriding effect

S.26 Power to remove difficulties

S.27 Power of Central Government to make rules

S.28 Power of State Government to make rules

S.29 Power of Central Authority to make regulations

S.29(a) Power of State Authority to make regulations

S.30 Laying of rules and regulations

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