Legal Aid

Indian Council for Legal Aid and Advice invites applications for Justice S Rangarajan Legal Aid Fellowship
Light of constitutional liberties not reaching those behind dark walls of prisons: Allahabad High Court
Supreme Court berates legal aid counsel for not giving his "100 percent" to the case
Supreme Court Legal Services Committee holds workshop on digitisation for legal aid panel lawyers
Poor who cannot afford lawyers remain in jails as undertrials while rich get bail: Supreme Court Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul
Supreme Court sets aside Calcutta High Court order on finding legal aid counsel was appointed hours before award of life sentence
Bar associations should evolve ways to ensure poor litigants have access to justice: Allahabad High Court
Jail authorities duty bound to respect lawyers, allow them to meet imprisoned clients: Kerala High Court
Social media an effective form of communication to reach beneficiaries: CJI DY Chandrachud to legal services institutions
Advocates should give priority to legal aid cases even though fees for other matters may be more: Bombay High Court
35% undertrial prisoners did not have access to legal aid; 64% wanted change of lawyer: Report by TISS, NLU Delhi
If legal aid is denied, file PIL: Bombay High Court disposes of plea seeking specialised legal aid panel for SEBI, SAT
"We do not distinguish between lawyers": Bombay High Court on PIL seeking specialised legal aid panel for SEBI, SAT
Delhi High Court acquits convict who did not get legal representation before trial court
Supreme Court acquits death row convict; urges trial courts to appoint experienced advocates as legal aid counsel
Delhi High Court sets aside conviction, life sentence of murder accused due to lack of legal representation
Legal aid in India neglected, have compassion and devote some time to it: CJI Lalit tells law students
Appears to be a systemic failure: Allahabad High Court grants bail to man languishing in jail for want of legal aid
Judicial institutions should shed inhibitions about using technology: Justice DY Chandrachud
Aim is to ensure legal aid reaches entire disadvantaged population: Justice UU Lalit on Legal Aid Defence Counsel System
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