Free legal aid is a law clinic which provides legal services to all the people at zero cost/at no cost. People who cannot afford to pay for their legal service this platform provides them the legal service and the justice for their rights. Legal Aid organisations supported by the government, non- profits, or individual attorneys may offer pro bono services.
Legal Aid services provides many matters involving the Civil, Criminal, Family, Immigration, and many other fields of law all these things are covered under this from the starting till the very end you will get the full assistance. And any other sorts of legal services.
Depending upon the territorial and subject matter jurisdiction of the case, an individual should approach the following appropriate authority.
• Can go to the Taluk service committee present in the court premises of that Taluk
• Can go to the District Legal Service Authority.
• Can go to the State Legal Service Authority. If your case is of state level.
• You can also approach to the High Court Legal Service Committee present in the concerned High Court Premises.
• Can approach the Supreme Court Legal Service Committee for the cases before the Hon’ble Supreme Court.
• For legal aid service you can apply offline or you can apply online in both ways you can apply by fil up the readymade forms/application available at your nearest legal service authority. You have also had the option to submit the form physically or by post.
• You can also file a simple application on a paper with all the important details mentioned on it for example- as such your name, residential address gender, employment status, nationality whether SC/ST proof, income per month with affidavit and the reason why you required legal aid.
• You can also send your application through online mode via email to NALSA (nalsa-dla@nic.in) or you can also fill the online form available at NALSA website.
• Another way is there where you can make your application orally with the assistance of paralegal or a officer of legal service authority.
• For getting free legal aid services you need to produce complete information form along with all full documentation mentioned in the above para.
• No absolutely not you don’t have pay any fee or charge for the application of the legal aid service. No need to pay any fee charge for getting and submission of the application for obtaining legal advice.
Such persons can be assisted by the SLSAs/DLSAs/TLSCs or the advocate panels. The paralegal volunteers will also assist them who were stationed there fill up the forms for them. Applicant required to affix signature or thumb impression.
On can visit the of NALSA Monday to Friday from 9:30 am to 6 pm. And you can visit the online website which is working 24*7.