2006-10-25 21:27:56 · 8 answers · asked by Desiraju S 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
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Thursday, July 16, 1998
Free legal aid for undertrials
Sanjeev Chopra
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CHANDIGARH, July 15: Under a model scheme to be implemented for the first time in the country, the UT Legal Aid Services Authority would provide "legal aid counsel" in all the courts of magistrates in the Union Territory, for providing free legal aid and services to the needy undertrials who are in custody.
The "legal aid counsel" would be attached to each of the nine magistrates in the Union Territory and would provide free legal assistance to those in custody, during the investigation of their cases, for seeking defence during their trial and for preferring appeals or revisions in case of adverse orders against them, besides securing orders for bail and moving miscellaneous applications, as required.
According to member secretary of the UT State Legal Services Authority, S.K. Sardana, a panel of nine such counsel, each having a standing of at least five years on the criminal side has been prepared, who would be attached to each of the magistrates.
"To ensure the presence of legal aid in the courts all the time, the appointment letters of such counsel would be given to the magistrates concerned, who will also certify whether the counsel have offered their services to the needy," he said.
This innovative scheme was formulated with the advice of Supreme Court judge and executive chairman of the National Legal Services Authority, Justice A.S. Anand and the executive chairman of the UT State Legal Services Authority Justice N.K. Sodhi, who is also a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Under the Legal Services Authorities Act, any person in custody, including custody in a protective home or in juvenile home or in psychiatric hospital or psychiatric nursing home, is entitled to legal services for filing or defending a case.
Explaining the idea behind the scheme, Sardana said earlier the counsel for the undertrials and those in custody was done `amis curai' by the courts and more often the advocates were not readily available. Besides, the undertrials also had to apply before seeking free legal aid from the Authority, but from now on, the free legal aid would be offered in the courts all the time.
With the legal profession turning high-profile, there was also lack of general interests among the advocates in taking up such free cases, with the result that a large number of undertrials were unable to defend themselves and remained in custody for long, due to the lack of funds or financial assistance.
As per the scheme, those empanelled under the scheme would be offered a minor retainership besides their legal fee for each case taken up by them. They would also be free to continue taking up cases of their own. The UT State Legal Services Authority, which was formulated in January this year, has already provided free legal aid and services to about 100 persons in the UT and organised two Lok Adalats - one in the High Court to deal with matters pertaining to Motor Accident Claim Tribunal and another in the District Courts regarding summary trials of challan cases.
Sardana further disclosed that the Authority would organise another Lok Adalat in the high court, sometime in August, for taking up pension cases.
2006-10-26 01:10:14 · answer #1 · answered by RAMAN IOBIAN 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are 100 of legal websites..providing very basic legal advice on all topics..like "vaakilbabu.com or helplaw, etc...
please conduct a google or yahoo search ..you will be bombared with various legal websites... some of them are pay sites, ie., if you want more specific answers...however, the basic replies they provide are very usefull...
though India have the free legal aid system, it comes into picture only when the legal action has been taken not at the intial advice stages, like in US or UK..
2006-10-26 02:53:52 · answer #2 · answered by Raja Murugan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-27 03:33:23 · answer #3 · answered by Krishna 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most of the advocates offer free advice to a certain limit. So my advice, ask one for a certain part and another for the other part, and then add up both and ask a third for a second opinion.
but if you need to file a case, you will need to pay someone to do it for you. Good News is as per the new notice to the Chief Justice Mumbai, no more delaying of cases for more than 6 months, so you will no longer be delayed by the infamous "dates".
2006-10-25 22:14:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you're no longer meant to renowned what artwork has been given to you, except it is very own artwork of a chairman, or no longer linked with your workplace. Donot sense that u basically could artwork as a drafts guy, while there are not any artwork in the workplace. The boss assign any artwork related to workplace & refusal could volume to strikes against you. loosen up. once you're making a fuss, they could deliver you returned to three different deptt.or renounce you.
2016-10-16 10:26:00 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nothin is free in india...and certainly not legal advice
2006-10-25 22:31:05 · answer #6 · answered by siddharthmalhotra2001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try http://www.vakilno1.com Was free ..now they charge a nominal amount
2006-10-26 20:28:01 · answer #7 · answered by Aey Cee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pay a lawyer....
2006-10-25 21:36:52 · answer #8 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋