Judicial Arrangements in India

Judicial Arrangements in India

National Judicial Academy:

• Registered in 1993 under Societies Registration Act 1860
• Provides training to Judicial Officers
• Academy is located at Bhopal with registered office at Delhi

Arrangement for free legal aid to Poor:

1)National Legal Service Authority (NALSA)

• Constituted under Legal Service Authorities Act 1987
• Provides Free Legal Aid to eligible person
• Organises Lok Adalats for amicable settlement of disputes
• Eligible Person: Women, Children, SC,ST, Industrial Workmen, Victims of disaster and violence, Disabled Person, Person in Custody, Victims of Trafficking

2)Lok Adalats:

• Statutory Status under Section 19 of Legal Service Authorities Act 1987
• Handles only Civil Cases
• Its decisions are final and binding and person can not appeal against the decision of Lok Adalat
• Permanent Lok Adalats are available specially for the cases related to Public Utility Services

Bar Council of India:

• Under  Advocates Act 1961

Law commission of India:

• It is a non statutory body constituted time to time in every 3 years
• Current Chairman is  D.K. Jain