Public places like police stations, bus stands should display contact of nearest legal aid offices: SC
The Hindu
Supreme Court emphasizes awareness for legal aid success, directs robust system for scheme promotion and efficient operation.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (October 23, 2024) said awareness is the key to the success of the functioning of the legal aid mechanism and a robust system should be put in place to ensure that beneficial schemes promoted by legal services authority reaches all.
Passing a slew of directions on the issue of providing legal aid to prisoners, a Bench headed by Justice B.R. Gavai said in public places like police stations and bus stands, addresses and phone numbers of the nearest legal aid office should be prominently displayed.
It said the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), in cooperation with States and district legal services authorities, shall ensure that the standard operating procedure for access to legal aid service to inmates in jail are operated efficiently.
"We have also said that for... success of the functioning of the legal aid mechanism, awareness is the key," the bench said.
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"A robust mechanism should be put in place and periodically updated to ensure that various beneficial schemes promoted by legal services authority reaches the nook and corner of the nation and particularly to those whose grievances it has set out to address," it said.
The top court said adequate literature, including in local languages in the states, and appropriate promotional methods should be launched so that consumers of justice to whom the schemes are intended can make best use of the same.
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