Patiala residents sensitised to free legal aid services

Tribune News Service

Patiala, October 30

Arun Gupta, Member Secretary, Punjab State Legal Services Authority, Mohali, during a meeting with panel lawyers, retainers and mediators in Patiala on Friday said a woman, child, any person in custody, person with special needs, those associated with the SC/ST and those with an annual income of up to Rs 3 lakh can avail the services of a lawyer at the expense of the authority as per Section 12 of the Legal Services Authorities Act. These services can be obtained in all courts, commissions and tribunals, he said.

He was in Patiala to meet panel lawyers, retainers and mediators in relation with celebration of “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” as per directions of NALSA.

He said the authority had covered all villages of the state under the awareness campaign twice.

Arun Gupta said, “The State Legal Services Authority has reached out to every village and household in the state to make the people aware about their legal rights and services. So far, access has been made to all villages in the state twice. Our main objective is to provide information about the availability of legal services in every village and town.”

He said, “People are being made aware of the concept of free legal aid and how to get free legal services under the state level campaign.”