Constitutional Provisions For Free Legal Aid In India

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Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education [JASRAE] (Vol:19/ Issue: 3) DOI: 10.29070/JASRAE
Authors: Anil Kumar Sharma*, (Dr.) Aradhana Parmar,
Subjects: Multidisciplinary Academic Research

Year: Apr, 2022
Volume: 19 / Issue: 3
Pages: 276 - 282 (7)
Publisher: Ignited Minds Journals
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E-ISSN: 2230-7540
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Published URL: http://ipublisher.in/p/306146
Published On: Apr, 2022

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Constitutional Provisions for free Legal Aid in India | Original Article

Anil Kumar Sharma*, (Dr.) Aradhana Parmar, in Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education | Multidisciplinary Academic Research

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ABSTRACT:

The Constitution of India under Article 39-A mandates for free legal aid to the poor and weaker sections of society. The concept of legal aid was originally introduced in India in 1952 when the Indian government began to address the subject of legal assistance for the poor in many Law Ministers and Law Commissions conferences. In 1960, the government set guidelines for legal assistance programmes. At present Legal Aid is the provision of free legal assistance to the poor and needy who cannot afford to engage a lawyer to represent them in a court, tribunal, or before a government body. Legal Aid is a technique of ensuring that no one is denied justice for whatever reason. And free legal aid undoubtedly is beneficial to poor people and has been instituted with the noble purpose. Yet it has become a good ground for breeding corruption. Free legal aid for a fee is common practice. This paper discusses the constitutional provisions for free legal aid in India.