How do you think the Legal Services Authority would help the people in seeking legal aid?

Legal services authority act was amended in 2002. It seeks to help people in the following ways:

• The act promises to provide free and legal services to the weaker and backward section of society.

• It envisions a network for providing legal aid and assistance.

• It ensures that all people get equal opportunities for securing justice and are not discriminated on the ground of economic, social and other disabilities.

• In order to ensure the judicial working of the legal system Lok Adalats is organized. They settle disputes outside courts without any fees and expenses. Thus, poor people can easily seek the help of legal services.

• Legal service authority also undertakes preventive and strategic legal aid programmes.

• Thus, legal service authority aims to develop an effective, alternative, innovative dispute resolution mechanism outside the courts.