SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT

SUBMITTED TO

SCHOOL OF LAW

Intern
Supervisor
Full Name Mohammad Irfan
B. Ravichandran

Mr. G.

Class: BA.LLB
Designation: Under Secretary
Organization - National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)
Batch: 2012 - 2017

ACKNOWLEDMENT
I take this opportunity to express my profound gratitude and deep regards to Mr. G. B.
Ravichandran for his exemplary guidance, monitoring and constant encouragement throughout
the course of this report. The blessing, help and guidance given by him time to time shall carry
me a long way in the journey of my life on which I am about to embark.
I also take this opportunity to express a deep sense of gratitude for providing his cordial support,
valuable information and guidance, which helped me in completing this task through various
stages.
I am obliged to thank my fellow interns, for the valuable information provided by them. I am
grateful for their cooperation during the period of my report.
Lastly, I thank almighty, my parents, brother, sisters and friends for their constant encouragement
without which this report would not be possible.

CERTIFICATE
Certified that Mr. Mohammad Irfan has successfully completed Summer Internship under my
guidance from 20th June 2016 to 11th July 2016.The intern has taken good interest in this
internship and this learning shall contribute to his success in legal profession.
Date:

Summer Internship Supervisor

ABSTRACT
The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) as constituted under The Legal Services
Authority Act, 1987 aims to provide free legal aid to the weaker sections of the society and also
amicable settlement of disputes through Lok Adalats. This report encompasses the archival
formation of NALSA, its working and functions and most importantly its role in the modern era.
The report also provides the detailed overview of my internship at NALSA. My day-to-day
responsibilities, work, observation, courts and police station visits, research etc.

CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION TO NALSA
2. HISTORY OF LEGAL MOVEMENT IN INDIA
2.1 LEGAL AID MOVEMENT IN INDIA - ITS DEVELOPMENT AND PRESENT
STATUS
3. SERVICES PROVIDED
3.1 TYPES OF SERVICES PROVIDED
3.2 ELIGIBLE PERSONS FOR GETTING FREE LEGAL SERVICES
4.

FREE LEGAL SERVICES CAN BE AVAILED FROM

5. LOK ADALAT
5.1 NATURE OF CASES TO BE REFERRED TO LOK ADALAT
5.2 HOW TO GET THE CASE REFERRED TO THE LOK ADALAT FOR
SETTLEMENT

6. SCHEMES
6.1 NALSA (VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING AND COMMERCIAL SEXUAL
EXPLOITATION) SCHEME, 2015
6.2 NALSA (LEGAL SERVICES TO THE WORKERS IN THE UNORGANIZED
SECTOR) SCHEME, 2015
6.3 NALSA (LEGAL SERVICES TO THE MENTALLY ILL AND MENTALLY
DISABLED PERSONS) SCHEME, 2015
6.4 NALSA (EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF POVERTY ALLEVIATION
SCHEMES) SCHEME, 2015
6.5 NALSA (PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT OF TRIBAL RIGHTS) SCHEME,
2015
7. FUTURE PROSPECT - LATEST DIRECTION
8. GUIDELINES FOR LEGAL SERVICES IN JUVENILE JUSTICE INSTITUTIONS
9. OBSERVATION
9.1 WEEK I
9.2 WEEK II
9.3 WEEK III
10. REFERRENCE

INTRODUCTION TO NALSA
The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) has been constituted under the Legal Services
Authorities Act, 1987 to provide free Legal Services to the weaker sections of the society and to
organize Lok Adalats for amicable settlement of disputes.
In every State, State Legal Services Authority has been constituted to give effect to the policies
and directions of the NALSA and to give free legal services to the people and conduct Lok
Adalats in the State. The State Legal Services Authority is headed by Honble the Chief Justice
of the respective High Court who is the Patron-in-Chief of the State Legal Services Authority.
In every District, District Legal Services Authority has been constituted to implement Legal
Services Programmes in the District. The District Legal Services Authority is situated in the
District Courts Complex in every District and chaired by the District Judge of the respective
district.

HISTORY OF LEGAL MOVEMENT IN INDIA

LEGAL AID MOVEMENT IN INDIA - ITS DEVELOPMENT AND PRESENT
STATUS

Article 39A of the Constitution of India provides that State shall secure that the operation of the
legal system promotes justice on a basis of equal opportunity, and shall in particular, provide free
legal aid, by suitable legislation or schemes or in any other way, to ensure that opportunities for
securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disability.
Articles 14 and 22(1) also make it obligatory for the State to ensure equality before law and a
legal system which promotes justice on a basis of equal opportunity to all. Legal aid strives to
ensure that constitutional pledge is fulfilled in its letter and spirit and equal justice is made
available to the poor, downtrodden and weaker sections of the society. The earliest Legal Aid
movement appears to be of the year 1851 when some enactment was introduced in France for
providing legal assistance to the indigent.

In Britain, the history of the organized efforts on the part of the State to provide legal services to
the poor and needy dates back to 1944, when Lord Chancellor, Viscount Simon appointed
Rushcliffe Committee to enquire about the facilities existing in England and Wales for giving
legal advice to the poor and to make recommendations as appear to be desirable for ensuring that
persons in need of legal advice are provided the same by the State. Since 1952, the Govt. of India
also started addressing to the question of legal aid for the poor in various conferences of Law
Ministers and Law Commissions. In 1960, some guidelines were drawn by the Govt. for legal aid
schemes. In different states legal aid schemes were floated through Legal Aid Boards, Societies
and Law Departments.
In 1980, a Committee at the national level was constituted to oversee and supervise legal aid
programmes throughout the country under the Chairmanship of Hon. Mr. Justice P.N. Bhagwati
then a Judge of the Supreme Court of India. This Committee came to be known as CILAS
(Committee for Implementing Legal Aid Schemes) and started monitoring legal aid activities
throughout the country. The introduction of Lok Adalats added a new chapter to the justice
dispensation system of this country and succeeded in providing a supplementary forum to the
litigants for conciliatory settlement of their disputes. In 1987 Legal Services Authorities Act was
enacted to give a statutory base to legal aid programmes throughout the country on a uniform
pattern. This Act was finally enforced on 9th of November, 1995 after certain amendments were

introduced therein by the Amendment Act of 1994. Hon. Mr. Justice R.N. Mishra the then Chief
Justice of India played a key role in the enforcement of the Act.
National Legal Services Authority was constituted on 5th December, 1995. His Lordship Hon.
Dr. Justice A.S. Anand, Judge, Supreme Court of India took over as the Executive Chairman of
National Legal Services Authority on 17the July, 1997. Soon after assuming the office, His
Lordship initiated steps for making the National Legal Services Authority functional. The first
Member Secretary of the authority joined in December, 1997 and by January, 1998 the other
officers and staff were also appointed. By February, 1998 the office of National Legal Services
Authority became properly functional for the first time.

In October, 1998, His Lordship Hon. Dr. Justice A.S. Anand assumed the Office of the Chief
Justice of India and thus became the Patron-in-Chief of National Legal Services Authority. His
Lordship Hon. Mr. Justice S.P. Bharucha, the senior-most Judge of the Supreme Court of India
assumed the office of the Executive Chairman, National Legal Services Authority.
Section 12 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 prescribes the criteria for giving legal
services to the eligible persons. Section 12 of the Act reads as under:"12.Every person who has to file or defend a case shall be entitled to legal services under this Act
if that person is
(a) A member of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe;
(b) A victim of trafficking in human beings or beggar as referred to in Article 23 of the
Constitution;
(c) A woman or a child;
(d) A mentally ill or otherwise disabled person;
(e) A person under circumstances of undeserved want such as being a victim of a mass
disaster, ethnic violence, caste atrocity, flood, drought, earthquake or industrial disaster;
or

(f) An industrial workman; or

(g) In custody, including custody in a protective home within the meaning of clause (g) of
section 2 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 (104 of 1956); or in a juvenile
home within the meaning of clause
(j) Of section 2 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 1986 (53 of 1986) or in a psychiatric hospital
or psychiatric nursing home within the meaning of clause (g) of section 2 of the Mental
Health Act, 1987 (14 of 1987);
(h) in receipt of annual income less than rupees nine thousand or such other higher
amount as may be prescribed by the State Govt., if the case is before a court other than
the Supreme Court, and less than rupees twelve thousand or such other higher amount as
may be prescribed by the Central Govt., if the case is before the Supreme Court."
According to section 2(1) (a) of the Act, legal aid can be provided to a person for a 'case' which
includes a suit or any proceeding before a court. Section 2(1) (aaa) defines the 'court' as a civil,
criminal or revenue court and includes any tribunal or any other authority constituted under any
law for the time being in force, to exercise judicial or quasi-judicial functions. As per section
2(1)(c) 'legal service' includes the rendering of any service in the conduct of any case or other
legal proceeding before any court or other authority or tribunal and the giving of advice on any
legal matter.
Legal Services Authorities after examining the eligibility criteria of an applicant and the
existence of a prima facie case in his favor provide him counsel at State expense, pay the
required Court Fee in the matter and bear all incidental expenses in connection with the case. The
person to whom legal aid is provided is not called upon to spend anything on the litigation once
it is supported by a Legal Services Authority.
A nationwide network has been envisaged under the Act for providing legal aid and assistance.
National Legal Services Authority is the apex body constituted to lay down policies and
principles for making legal services available under the provisions of the Act and to frame most
effective and economical schemes for legal services. It also disburses funds and grants to State
Legal Services Authorities and NGOs for implementing legal aid schemes and programmes.

In every State a State Legal Services Authority is constituted to give effect to the policies and
directions of the Central Authority (NALSA) and to give legal services to the people and conduct
Lok Adalats in the State. State Legal Services Authority is headed by the Chief Justice of the
State High Court who is its Patron-in-Chief. A serving or retired Judge of the High Court is
nominated as its Executive Chairman.
District Legal Services Authority is constituted in every District to implement Legal Aid
Programmes and Schemes in the District. The District Judge of the District is its ex-officio
Chairman.
Taluk Legal Services Committees are also constituted for each of the Taluk or Mandal or for
group of Taluk or Mandals to coordinate the activities of legal services in the Taluk and to
organize Lok Adalats. Every Taluk Legal Services Committee is headed by a senior Civil Judge
operating within the jurisdiction of the Committee who is its ex-officio Chairman.
After the constitution of the Central Authority and the establishment of NALSA office towards
the beginning of 1998, following schemes and measures have been envisaged and implemented
by the Central Authority:(a) Establishing Permanent and Continuous Lok Adalats in all the Districts in the country
for disposal of pending matters as well as disputes at pre-litigative stage;
(b) Establishing separate Permanent & Continuous Lok Adalats for Govt. Departments,
Statutory Authorities and Public Sector Undertakings for disposal of pending cases as
well as disputes at pre-litigative stage;
(c) Accreditation of NGOs for Legal Literacy and Legal Awareness campaign;
(d) Appointment of "Legal Aid Counsel" in all the Courts of Magistrates in the country;
(e) Disposal of cases through Lok Adalats on old pattern;
(f) Publicity to Legal Aid Schemes and programmes to make people aware about legal aid
facilities;
(g) Emphasis on competent and quality legal services to the aided persons;

(h) Legal aid facilities in jails;

(i) Setting up of Counseling and Conciliation Centers in all the Districts in the country;
(j) Sensitization of Judicial Officers in regard to Legal Services Schemes and
programmes;
(k) Publication of "Nyaya Deep", the official newsletter of NALSA;
(l) Enhancement of Income Ceiling to Rs.1,25,000/- p.a. for legal aid before Supreme
Court of India and to Rs.1,00,000/- p.a. for legal aid upto High Courts; and
(m) Steps for framing rules for refund of court fees and execution of Awards passed by
Lok Adalats.
The First Annual Meet of the State Legal Services Authorities was held on 12th of September,
1998 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi which was presided over by His Lordship Hon. Dr. Justice
A.S. Anand, the then Executive Chairman, NALSA. His Lordship Hon. Mr. Justice S.B.
Majmudar, Judge, Supreme Court of India and Chairman, Supreme Court Legal Services
Committee, the Members of the Central Authority and the Executive Chairmen and Member
Secretaries of the State Legal Services Authorities attended this Meet. In this Meet, the progress
of on-going schemes which had been initiated by NALSA was examined and decisions of far
reaching implications were taken with a view to strengthen and streamline legal aid programmes
in the country. The Second Annual Meet of the State Legal Services Authorities was held at
Jubilee Hall, Hyderabad on 9th of October, 1999. This Meet was inaugurated by His Lordship
Hon. Dr. Justice A.S. Anand, the Chief Justice of India and Patron-in-Chief, NALSA. Hon. Mr.
Justice S.P. Bharucha, Executive Chairman, NALSA delivered the keynote address. Other
dignitaries present at the inaugural function included Hon. Mr. Justice S.B. Majmudar, Judge,
Supreme Court of India and Chairman, Supreme Court Legal Services Committee, Hon. Mr.
Justice M.S. Liberhan, Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court and Members of Central
Authority.
In pursuance of the call given by His Lordship Hon. Dr. Justice A.S. Anand, the Chief Justice of
India in the First Annual Meet, 9th of November is being celebrated every year by all Legal
Services Authorities as "Legal Services Day". NALSA issues Press Releases in almost all the

leading newspapers in the country in English, Hindi and regional languages to convey to the
public salient provisions of the Legal Services Authorities Act, the important schemes introduced
by NALSA for providing legal aid and the utility of Lok Adalats, so that people should know
about the facilities being provided by Legal Services Authorities throughout the country. State
Legal Services Authorities all over the country organize Lok Adalats, legal literacy camps and
undertake legal awareness campaign to make people aware of their legal rights. Permanent and
Continuous Lok Adalats are being established in all the Districts in the country.

NALSA has been providing and shall continue to provide funds to State Legal Services
Authorities for the implementation of the Legal Aid Schemes and Programmes but the
infrastructure has to be provided by the State Govts. Separate Permanent and Continuous Lok
Adalats in Govt.
Departments are aimed at amicably settling pending cases as well as the matters at pre-litigative
stage between Govt. Departments and general public so that the inflow of litigation to regular
Courts is reduced.
In so many Govt. bodies these Lok Adalats have become functional. In Delhi Permanent Lok
Adalats have been established in Delhi Vidyut Board, Delhi Development Authority, and
Municipal Corpn. Of Delhi, MTNL and General Insurance Corpn. These Lok Adalats are
becoming popular day-by-day and it is expected that very soon a large number of disputes
between public and statutory authorities would start getting settled at pre-litigative stage itself
saving the parties from unnecessary expense and litigation inconvenience. In other States also
State Legal Services Authorities have initiated steps to persuade the State Govts. And statutory
bodies, etc. to set up separate Permanent Lok Adalats for amicable settlement of their legal
disputes.
"Legal Aid Counsel" Scheme which was conceived and introduced by His Lordship Hon. Dr.
Justice A.S. Anand when His Lordship was the Executive Chairman, NALSA has been well
received all over country. Legal Aid Counsel have been provided in most of the courts of the
Magistrates in the country to provide immediate legal assistance to those prisoners who are not
in a position to engage their own counsel.

Hon. Mr. Justice S.P. Bharucha, Executive Chairman, NALSA in the course of working session
of the Second Annual Meet of the State Legal Services Authorities held at Hyderabad, had
emphasized that Counselling and Conciliation Centers should be established in all the Districts in
the country to bring about negotiated settlement of disputes between the parties. All the State
Legal Services Authorities are taking steps to establish these Centers which would prove
immensely useful for settling legal disputes at pre-litigative stage and would also help legal
services functionaries to find out as to whether a person approaching them for legal aid has or
not a prima facie case in his favour which is a pre-requisite for grant of legal aid. Hon.
Executive Chairman has repeatedly emphasized that legal aid must not be given as a matter of
routine and frivolous cases should not be supported by legal aid authorities.
Hon. Mr. Justice S.P. Bharucha, Executive Chairman, NALSA while writing in 'Nyaya Deep' and
in the course of his keynote address in the meeting of the Member Secretaries held in NALSA
office on 19.2.2000 emphasized the need for improving the quality of legal aid that is being
given by legal aid advocates. His Lordship observed that teeming millions of this country who
live below poverty line in tribal, backward and far flung areas look to Legal Services Authorities
for help and support in resolving their legal problems. When involved in litigation they very
often feel that they are fighting an unequal battle in which the party that has better financial
resources can secure more able legal assistance. His Lordship is of the view that these poor and
weaker sections must not remain under the impression that they are getting comparatively
inferior legal assistance.
His Lordship has called upon legal services authorities to revise the payment schedule for legal
aid panel advocates and also compress the panels so that panel advocates get more work and
better remuneration from legal services authorities and thus get encouraged to render effective
legal assistance to aided persons.
His Lordship Hon. Mr. Justice B.N.Kirpal, Judge, Supreme Court of India and Chairman,
Supreme Court Legal Services Committee has a very long association with legal aid movement.
Under the guidance and control of His Lordship, Supreme Court Legal Services Committee is
providing legal aid to eligible persons in a very effective and meaningful way. Up to 31.12.99

Supreme Court Legal Services Committee has provided legal aid and assistance to 10,125
applicants.
'Nyaya Deep', the official newsletter of NALSA is promoting a healthy working relationship
between legal services functionaries throughout the country and is proving immensely useful for
exchange of views and sharing of ideas. Statistical information in regard to legal aid schemes and
programmes is also included in this newsletter which is printed on quarterly basis. The editorials
written by Hon. Mr. Justice R.C. Lahoti reflect the soul of 'Nyaya Deep' and measure the depth
of the material included therein. These provide a window to the reader who in one glance
through it can appreciate the content and purpose of the articles.
NALSA is laying great deal of emphasis on legal literacy and legal awareness campaign. Almost
all the State Legal Services Authorities are identifying suitable and trustworthy NGOs through
whom legal literacy campaign may be taken to tribal, backward and far-flung areas in the
country. The effort is to publicize legal aid schemes so that the target group, for whom Legal
Services Authorities Act has provided for free legal aid, may come to know about the same and
approach the concerned legal services functionaries.
NALSA has also called upon State Legal Services Authorities to set up legal aid cells in jails so
that the prisoners lodged therein are provided prompt and efficient legal aid to which they are
entitled by virtue of section 12 of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. Hon. the Chief Justice of
India His Lordship Hon. Dr. Justice A.S. Anand, while delivering the inaugural address at the
Second Annual meet of the State Legal Services Authorities at Hyderabad, had pointed out that a
very large number of under trial prisoners lodged in jails are involved in petty criminal offences.
His Lordship expressed his deep anguish and stated that these poor and under privileged
prisoners are languishing in jails for fairly long period in spite of the fact that they are willing to
plead guilty and the ultimate sentences which are likely to be passed against them will be far less
than the period they are incarcerated as under trial prisoners.
His Lordship suggested that the CJMs/CMMs of the areas in which the District Jails are situated
should hold their courts in jails once or twice in a month for disposing of the cases of such under
trial prisoners. In many States, the suggestion has already been implemented and the prisoners

involved in petty and minor offences are getting substantial relief. A copy of news item reported
in the Hindu daily is attached.
Sensitization of Judicial Officers in regard to legal aid schemes and programmes is also high on
our agenda. His Lordship Hon. Mr. Justice S.P. Bharucha, Executive Chairman, NALSA while
writing from the Desk of the Executive Chairman in Jan.,99 Issue of 'Nyaya Deep' had observed
that not all judicial officers in the country are duly sensitized to Legal Services Schemes and
programmes and as such are unable to guide poor litigants in this regard. His Lordship observed
that Legal Services Authorities must ensure that judicial officers are duly sensitized about the
work NALSA is doing and its importance for the poor and illiterate.
In the last Chief Justices' Conference held at New Delhi, a resolution was passed to say that in
the service records of the judicial officers, their interest in legal aid programmes should be
reflected and all the High Courts should take steps for sensitizing the judicial officers in regard to
legal aid programmes and schemes. Once all the judicial officers in the country get properly
sensitized in regard to the relevance and importance of legal aid schemes they shall themselves
start caring for the poor, backward and weaker sections of the society who are not in a position to
engage their own counsel and look after their legal causes.
His Lordship Hon. Mr. Justice S.P. Bharucha, Executive Chairman, NALSA has repeatedly
called upon State Legal Services Authorities to continue to hold Lok Adalats on old pattern so
that the pace of the disposal of cases through Lok Adalats is not inhibited. Permanent and
Continuous Lok Adalats are primarily aimed at settling disputes at pre-litigative stage and more
contentious pending matters in District courts in which the parties can be motivated only by
repeated sitting to arrive at settlement. Counselling and Conciliation Centers at Districts and
Permanent Lok Adalats in Districts can be under same roof and can effectively function in
unison. Most significant contribution by Legal Services Authorities to the administration of
justice would be to settle legal disputes through Lok Adalats at pre-litigative stage so that the
inflow of cases in our already over-burdened courts is reduced to the extent possible.
Most of the offices of the State Legal Services Authorities are now equipped with FAX
machines, computers and E-mail facilities. These modern gadgets shall surely help legal services

functionaries to act swiftly to provide legal aid and assistance to the eligible persons in a
meaningful manner.
.During the Chairmanship of the then Honble Executive Chairman, Mr. Justice Altamas Kabir,
the following innovative steps have been introduced in the functioning of NALSA: A National Plan of Action to be executed by all State Legal Services Authorities
and Calendar for activities was put in place.
NALSA Regulations on Lok Adalat were published in the Gazette.
NALSA Regulations on Free and Competent Legal Services were published in the
Gazette of India.
Legal Services to Trans-Gender people was taken up as a new project of NALSA
Training of Para-Legal Volunteers and engaging them in the front offices of Legal
Services Institutions and in the village level legal aid clinics were started.
Legal Literacy Programmes in schools and colleges started in an organized
manner with the assistance of the Department of Education in all States.
School Legal Literacy Clubs set up in all High Schools under the State Legal
Services Authorities in order to create legal awareness, obedience to law and
spread the philosophy of rule of law amongst the younger generation.
Legal Aid Clinics in all villages to be manned by Para-legal Volunteers and panel
lawyers.
Retainer lawyers are engaged at Taluk, District, High Court and Supreme Court
level for handling legal aided cases.
NALSA is very sure that under the kind patronage and guidance of Hon. the Chief Justice of
India and Hon. Executive Chairman, a vibrant nationwide network of Legal Services Authorities
shall be made available to the people to provide free and competent legal services to the eligible
persons. NALSA is keen to develop and promote a culture of conciliation instead of litigation in

the country so that the citizens of this country prefer to resolve their disputes and differences
across the table in a spirit of goodwill and brotherhood. NALSA also wishes to ensure that even
the weakest amongst the weak in the country does not suffer injustice arising out of any abrasive
action on the part of State or private person

SERVICES PROVIDED
TYPES OF LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDED
Free Legal Services provided by NALSA/State Authority/District Authority:
Payment of court fee, process fees and all other charges payable or incurred in
connection with any legal proceedings;
Providing Advocate in a legal proceedings;
Obtaining and supply of certified copies of orders and other documents in legal
proceedings.
Preparation of appeal, paper book including printing and translation of documents
in legal proceedings.

ELIGIBLE PERSONS FOR GETTING FREE LEGAL SERVICES

Women and children;
Members of SC/ST

 Industrial workmen
Victims of mass disaster, violence, flood, drought, earthquake, industrial disaster.
Disabled persons.
Person in custody
Persons whose annual income does not exceed Rs. 1, 00,000/-

FREE LEGAL SERVICES CAN BE AVAILED FROM:

Supreme Court Legal Services Committee,109, Lawyers Chambers, Supreme Court of India,
New Delhi for Supreme Court Cases.
State Legal Services Authority
High Court Legal Services Committee situated at High Court Complex in every High Court for
High Court cases.
District Legal Services Authority situated in the District Courts Complex in every District.

LOK ADALAT
Lok Adalat is a forum where the disputes/cases pending in the court of law or at pre-litigation
stage are settled/compromised amicably. The Lok Adalat has been given statutory status under
the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. Under the said Act, the award made by the Lok
Adalats is deemed to be the decree of a civil court and is final and binding on all parties and no
appeal lies before any court against its award.

NATURE OF CASES TO BE REFERRED TO LOK ADALAT

Any case pending before any court
Any dispute which has not been brought before any court and is likely to be filed before the court
Provided that any matter relating to an offence not compoundable under the law shall not be
settled in Lok Adalat.

HOW TO GET THE CASE REFERRED TO THE LOK ADALAT FOR

SETTLEMENT
A) Case pending before the court:

If the parties agree to settle the dispute in Lok Adalat or

One of the parties makes an application to the court or
The court is satisfied that that the matter is an appropriate one for settlement in Lok
Adalat
B) Any dispute at pre-litigative stage
The State Legal Services Authority or District Legal Services Authority as the case may
be on receipt of an application from any one of the parties to any pre-litigation stage
matter refer such matter to the Lok Adalat for amicable settlement.

SCHEMES
1. NALSA (VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING AND COMMERCIAL SEXUAL

EXPLOITATION) SCHEME, 2015

BACKGROUND
Under Section 4 (b) of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, the "Central Authority", i.e. the
National Legal Services Authority, has been obligated to "frame the most effective and
economical schemes for the purpose of making legal services available under the provisions" of
the Act. The Preamble of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, underscores that the legal
services authorities are concerned with the weaker sections of the society and imposes a duty on
them to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of
economic or other disabilities.
There can be no doubt that victims of commercial sexual exploitation, whether trafficked or
voluntary sex workers are by far a highly marginalized group. Their rights are forgotten; their
conditions of life and living are not anybody's concern; what happens to them and their children
interest no-one. Yet they are all entitled to benefits of the various schemes of the government by

the mere fact of who they are. By their much marginalized existence they are entitled to all
benefits that accrue to them as are available to other marginalized sections of the society.
Victims of trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation face a great deal of trauma not just
following such trafficking but also after their rescue. They need to be protected against the
traffickers who would want them to come back or not pursue their case. There are also livelihood
issues and if a viable alternative is not given, chances of being re-trafficked are high.
In the case filed by PRAJWALA, being Writ Petition (C) No.56 of 2004 the NALSA has given a
report in the Supreme Court to take the following actions in respect of victims of trafficking for
commercial Sexual Exploitation and sex workers:

'The role of the legal services authorities as set out in the preliminary report is reiterated as
Follow:
(a) Provide legal assistance to the victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation at the
time of rescue and thereafter during trail.
(b) Facilitate the accessing of the District Legal Services Authorities (DLSAs) for award
of victim compensation under Section 357A Cr.P.0
(c) To monitor and act as social auditors of the existing (facilities available for
rehabilitation of rescued victims of sexual exploitation and trafficking.
(d) DLSAs can spread awareness in the community through the panel lawyers and
paralegal volunteers about the Issues of trafficking particularly in vulnerable areas and
among vulnerable groups.
(d) The DLSAs can act as converging nodes to ensure that the government schemes
meant for the marginalized actually reach them as such access to the government support
does have a positive impact in preventing trafficking and falling prey to traffickers.

(t) Initiate steps to sensitize the corporate world to support rehabilitation measures for
trafficked victims including ski building and employment under the head of CSR.
(g) SLSAs can also assist in the training and sensitization of stakeholders like police,
lawyers including legal services lawyers. Prosecutors. Government servants and
judiciary.

2. NALSA

(LEGAL

SERVICES

TO

THE

WORKERS

IN

THE

UNORGANIZED SECTOR) SCHEME, 2015

BACKGROUND
One of the major characteristics of the Indian economy is the contribution of a vast majority of
labour employed in the unorganized sector. The economic survey of India (2007-2008) and
National Sample Survey unorganized sector (2009-2010) have estimated the employment in this
sector at about 93-94% of the total workforce. Its contribution to the GDP is estimated to be
more than 50%.
Majority of unorganized workers (about 52 per cent) are employed in agriculture. Other major
categories include construction workers, workers in small enterprises, workers employed through
contractors even in large enterprises, artisans/craftsman, home based workers, workers
depending upon forest produce, fisheries, self-employed workers like rickshaw pullers, auto
drivers, coolies etc.
The distinguishing feature of the unorganized sector is non-applicability of most of the labour
laws and other regulations providing for decent working conditions, job security and social

security to the workers. The unorganized workers lack collective bargaining power and are
therefore susceptible to excessive exploitation. They work under poor working conditions and
receive far lower wages/remuneration as compared to the organized sector, even for comparable
jobs. Most of the employment in this sector is seasonal and the workers therefore have no job
guarantee.
This also leads to large scale migration of workers from one place to another leading to unstability of work and residence which further often leads to discontinuity of the education of their
children. In cities, they live in slums without proper housing and sanitation. Health care and
maternity benefits which are statutorily available in the organized sector are not available for
them.

The legislations providing for social securities for old-age, health-care and assistance in the event
of death, marriage and accidents etc., like the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923; Employees
State Insurance Act, 1948; Maternity Benefits Act, 1961; Industrial Disputes Act, 1974; Payment
of Gratuity Act, 1972; Employee Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 etc.,
do not apply to them. The combined effect of the above factors is that many of them are
generally, forced to lead an undignified and servile life.
OBJECTIVES
1. To institutionalize essential legal services to all unorganized workers.
2. To get the gaps in legislation/implementation plugged through coordination with
government authorities and by initiating public interest litigation.
3. To mobilize the machinery of the State Government and the District Administration to
identify and register all unorganized workers in all categories and to extend the benefits
of all government schemes, as applicable to them.
4. To spread awareness among the employers regarding the statutory provisions and the
need for providing decent working conditions, living wages and social security to the
workers.

5. To disseminate information among the workers regarding their entitlements under the
existing legislations and schemes.
6. To provide counselling and assistance to all categories of unorganized workers for their
registration with the concerned authorities under the schemes available for their category.
7. To assist the workers in availing the benefits of the scheme for which they are
registered as per their need/entitlements.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES
The following principles shall be borne in mind by all Legal Service Institutions while
implementing the scheme for the unorganized workers: The Preamble of the Constitution of India assures equality of status and opportunity to all
citizens and to promote among them fraternity, assuring the dignity of the individual.
Article 42, mandates that the State shall make provision for securing just and humane
conditions of work and for maternity relief. By virtue of Article 43, the State is obliged to
secure to all workers, work, a living wage, condition of work ensuring a decent standard
of life and full enjoyment of leisure, social and cultural opportunities.
The Preamble promise of upholding the dignity of the individual cannot be fulfilled
unless the dignity of labour is ensured.
The unorganized sector is one of the marginalized sections of the society and they, as
citizen of the country, are equally entitled to the right to work, just and humane
conditions of work, living wages, maternity relief and a decent standard of life. It is the
statutory mandate of the Legal Services Authorities to facilitate realization of this
Constitutional assurance. The Legal Services Authorities have to act as watchdogs against
administrative inaction.

 The welfare measures initiated by the Government in the form of legislations or schemes
etc. require the intended beneficiaries or the victims to mobilize the system for realization
of their rights/entitlements. The workers in the unorganized sector belonging as they do,
to the deprived and vulnerable sections of the society do not possess the capacity to
mobilize the system. It is the job of the Legal Services Authorities to provide them
support in getting justice to their doorsteps.
The large number of categories of the unorganized workers large population in each
category and their vast geographical spread necessitates a project-approach to the issue of
providing legal services to them. An institutionalized setup, committed work force and
sustained efforts for a considerable period of time are required to be able to make them
capable of realizing their constitutional rights.
3. NALSA

(LEGAL SERVICES

TO

THE

MENTALLY ILL AND

MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS) SCHEME, 2015

BACKGROUND
Persons with disabilities, especially those suffering from mental illness and other barriers like
mental retardation are usually not those who catch the attention of the authorities that be. They
are sidelined and are viewed only from the prism of the paternalistic "social welfare" which
looks upon them merely as persons who are in need of special protection by the State and the
society.
India is a signatory to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
2008 and since our country has ratified the Convention, it is obligatory for our legal system to
ensure that human rights and fundamental freedoms of persons with disability (including
mentally ill persons and persons with mental disabilities) are enjoyed on equal basis with others
and to ensure that they get equal recognition before the law and equal protection of the law. The
Convention further requires us to ensure effective access to justice for persons with disabilities
on an equal basis with others.
Under Section 12 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, persons who are disabled as
defined in clause (i) of Section 2 of the Persons With Disabilities (Equal Opportunities,

Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 and those in a psychiatric hospital or in a
psychiatric nursing home within the meaning of clause (q) of Section 2 of the Mental Health Act,
1987 are entitled to legal services.
Hence NALSA had drawn up a scheme to provide effective legal services to the mentally ill and
mentally disabled, in 2010, in terms of its mandate under S.4 (b) of the Legal Services
Authorities Act, 1987. Though the Scheme was first launched in 2010, from the reports received
from all the States on its implementation, it appears that there is a need to review the scheme to
strengthen the services rendered by the State Legal Services Authorities/Legal Services
Institutions to these marginalized people to enable them to access justice.
There is imperative need for a proactive outreach to these people. So far, the SLSAs/DLSAs
seem to be concerned only with matters reaching them. Even then, there remains much to be
done in court related activities.
It is in this background, that this new Scheme for Legal Services to the Mentally Ill and Mentally
Disabled persons has been drawn up as "NALSA (Legal Services to the Mentally III and
Mentally Disabled Persons) Scheme, 2015".
OBJECTIVES
This Scheme includes fresh guidelines to the Legal Services Institutions (State Legal Services
Authorities, District Legal Services Authorities, Taluk Legal Services Committees, High Court
Legal Services Committees, and Supreme Court Legal Services Committee) to be followed while
they render legal services to the mentally ill and persons with mental disabilities. The objective is
to ensure that the mentally ill or mentally disabled are not stigmatized and they are dealt with as
individuals who are to be helped to enforce all rights they are entitled to and as assured to them
by law.

4. NALSA

(EFFECTIVE

IMPLEMENTATION

OF

POVERTY

ALLEVIATION SCHEMES) SCHEME, 2015

BACKGROUND
Under Section 4 (l) of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, the National Legal Services
Authority envisaged as the Central Authority under the Act, is obligated to "take appropriate
measures for spreading legal literacy and legal awareness amongst the people and, in particular,
to educate weaker sections of the society about the rights, benefits and privileges guaranteed by
social welfare legislations and other enactments as well as administrative programmes and
measures". The Preamble of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, underscores that the legal
services authorities are concerned with the weaker sections of the society and imposes a duty on
them to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of
economic or other disabilities.
Very often intended beneficiaries of poverty alleviation and social security measures are unable
to access the benefits due to severe lack of capabilities, social structures, economic
marginalization and exploitation, social values, cultural norms, discrimination etc. In this
context, the role of legal services authorities must be a proactive one where measures designed to
alleviate poverty must be brought to the attention of the intended beneficiaries. Further, legal
services authorities are very well suited to facilitating access to such poverty alleviation
measures due to their last mile presence. Therefore this scheme lays down a mechanism for
identification of poverty alleviation and social security measures, a framework for facilitating

access to such measures by intended beneficiaries and a model for effective review of these
processes. In designing this scheme, the concern that there could be local variations and
requirements have been particularly considered and sufficient flexibility has been built in for
local legal aid authorities to adapt this national scheme according to their needs.
This scheme is built on the foundation that poverty is a multi-dimensional experience and is not
limited to issues of income. Multi-dimensional poverty include issues like health (including
mental health), housing, nutrition, employment, pension, maternal care, child mortality, access to
water, education, sanitation, subsidies and basic services, social exclusion, discrimination etc.
Further, in identifying the specific schemes for implementation at the state and district level,
legal services authorities are expected to be cognizant of the fact various vulnerable and
marginalized groups experience poverty in myriad and unique ways.
OBJECTIVES OF THE SCHEME
The main objectives of the Scheme are as follows:
1) To ensure access to basic rights and benefits afforded to socially or economically
weaker sections of society; 2) To strengthen legal aid and support services at the national,
state, district and taluka levels for persons belonging to socially or economically weaker
sections in accessing Poverty Alleviation Schemes;
3) To spread awareness about the Poverty Alleviation Schemes through the members of
the District Authority, Taluka Legal Services Authority, panel of lawyers, social workers,
para-legal volunteers, and students in legal aid clinics;
4) To create a database of all the existing central or state schemes, policies, regulations,
policy directives, conventions, rules, and reports available concerning Poverty Alleviation
Schemes along with the latest funding information on these schemes;
5) To undertake and organize training and orientation programs, for panel lawyers, paralegal volunteers, officers under Poverty Alleviation Schemes, student volunteers in legal
aid clinics for their skill enhancement and for developing a sense of deeper engagement
amongst them for implementing this Scheme; and

6) To develop effective coordination and interface with all government bodies or

functionaries, institutions, authorities, NGOs and other organizations concerning or
entrusted with the responsibilities relating to welfare of socially/ economically weaker
sections of the society.

5. NALSA (PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT OF TRIBAL RIGHTS)

SCHEME, 2015
BACKGROUND
Although the Census of 2011 enumerates the total population of Scheduled Tribes at 10, 42,
81,034 persons, constituting 8.6 per cent of the population of the country, the tribal communities
in India are enormously diverse and heterogeneous. There are wide ranging diversities among
them in respect of languages spoken, size of population and mode of livelihood. As per the
Census of India 2011, the number of individual groups notified as Scheduled Tribes is 705. The
North Eastern States are not a homogeneous block, because of the diversities amongst
themselves. There are about 220 ethnic groups with equal number of language and dialects.
These groups can be broadly categorized into three main groups of Tibeto-Burman, Mon-Khmer
and Indo-European.
Certain tribes have been characterized as Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) (earlier
known as Primitive Tribal Groups) on the basis of their greater 'vulnerability' even among the
tribal groups. PVTGs, currently include 75 tribal groups, who have been identified as such on the
basis of the following criteria:
1) forest-dependent livelihoods,
2) Pre-agricultural level of existence,
3) Stagnant or declining population,

4) Low literacy rates and

5) A subsistence-based economy.
As per the 2001 census, these 75 PVTGs had a total population of 27, 68,322. The majority of
the PVTG population lives in the six States of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,
Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.The PVTGs among the tribes need special
attention due to their vulnerability.
Up till independence the tribal population lived in comparative isolation from the national scene
and lived almost a self-sufficient life in the remote and rugged forested tracts. The interactions of
the colonial administrative machinery with the tribes in India were largely of authoritarian and
exploitative nature. They were largely interested to let them remain isolated and had no intention
to integrate them with mainstream of national life.
After independence, the India Constitution adopted many provisions to provide tribal people
with special status and Parliament through various protective legislations made conscious efforts
to safe guard their interest. Planning Commission of India through its development initiative
adopted Tribal SUB Plan (TSP) approach and under Panchayat Raj Institutions the Provisions of
the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act 1996 (PESA) was legislated. Despite all
these efforts made to improve the socio-economic conditions of tribes it is still a fact that the life
situations of Scheduled Tribes (STs) have improved only marginally.
The Human Development Index (HDI) of the STs is much lower than the rest of the population.
The gap in the literacy rate is high. There are more ST families below the poverty line than those
from other communities. Their percentage in government jobs is not in proportion to their
population despite the provision of reservation. Their condition, thus, is far worse than that of the
rest of the population and they have not been able to reach the envisaged level of development,
where they could benefit from the opportunities offered by a fast expanding economy.
It was in this background that the NALSA felt the need to draw up a Scheme for the Tribal
People. To facilitate this, a Committee was constituted to study the issue and come up with
suggestions. The Committee submitted a comprehensive report to the Hon'ble Executive
Chairman, NALSA on 9.8.2015 on the occasion of World Tribal Day. The present Scheme is

based on the Report of the Committee. The Scheme may be called "NALSA (Protection and
Enforcement of Tribal Rights) Scheme, 2015.
OBJECTIVES
The Scheme is aimed at ensuring access to justice to the tribal people in India. The access to
justice would be facilitated in all its connotations, i.e. access to rights, benefits, legal aid, other
legal services, etc., so that the assurance of the Constitution of justice social, economic and
political, is meaningfully experienced by the tribal population in the country.
Several legal rights are guaranteed to the tribal people under:
The Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers
(Recognition of Forest Rights)Act, 2006 (FRA)
The Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, The
Right of children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, The Right to Fair
Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement
Act, 2013,
Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act 1996 (PESA) and
Fifth and Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India.
These provisions are not implemented stringently, leading to violation of their legal rights. Such
violations are one of the prime reasons for the marginalization of the tribal people.
This scheme is intended that these legal rights are not violated.
The terms PLVs, Legal Services Clinics, Front Office, Panel Lawyers and Retainer Lawyers will
mean the same as defined under the National Legal Services Authority (Free and Competent
Legal Services) Regulations, 2010 and National Legal Services Authority (Legal Services
Clinics) Regulations, 2011 and the NALSA Scheme for Para Legal Volunteers (Revised) and
Module for the Orientation Induction Refresher Courses for PLV Training.

FUTURE PROSPECT - LATEST DIRECTION

With the recent development in provision of legal aid services to the society, the Supreme Court
has made a direction in the case of Sampurna Behrua vs. Union of India1 and has directed
National Legal Services Authority to put in place Legal Aid Centres attached to Juvenile Justice
Board in the State capital where there is high pendency.
The following steps shall be initiated and must be strictly compiled with:
(i) The State Legal Services Authority may direct the District Legal Services Authority of the
Capital District to establish Legal Aid Centre (s) in the Juvenile Justice Board (s) working the
capital city.
(ii)The aforesaid DLSA may be directed to prepare a list of young panel lawyers for such Legal
Aid Centre. The panel lawyers may be selected from young and competent lawyers, preferably
women lawyers, who are willing to work the entire day in a child-friendly manner in compliance
with the spirit and object of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 and
Juvenile Justice Rules, 2007. The same set of lawyers may be made available for legal aid in the
CWCs and in the different Homes established under the Act, whenever necessary.
(iii)Arrangements may be made by the DLSA concerned to organize a training camp for the
aforesaid panel lawyers on the juvenile jurisprudence, focusing on the philosophy behind the UN
Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 and the provisions in Juvenile Justice (Care and
Protection of Children) Act, 2000 with a special emphasis on the Principles enunciated in
1

WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 473 OF 2005

Chapter-II, Rule-3 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2007 (Central
Rules).
(iv) Even if there is no infrastructural facility available in the JJB premises, the panel lawyers
may be directed to attend the JJB proceedings throughout the day on the days when the JJBs sit,
depending on the volume of work. The number of panel lawyers to be deputed on a particular
day may be regulated by the DLSA and they may be sent to the JJB on turn basis. However, a
lawyer entrusted with a case may be directed to handle it till its disposal.
(v)The list of panel lawyers containing their names, addresses and contact numbers may be
communicated to the Principal Magistrates and the Members of the JJBs and such a list may be
exhibited at a prominent place in the JJB (painted on a board or on a flex board) premises.
(vi)A special request may be made to the Principal Magistrates and the Members of the JJBs to
avail of the services of the panel lawyers and not to leave the children in conflict with law to the
mercy and exploitation by others.
(vii)The Principal Magistrates and the Members of the JJB may be requested to inform all
children in conflict with law about the availability of free legal aid and about the list of panel
lawyers displayed as above.
(viii)Honorarium at a special rate may be fixed by the State Legal Services Authority for those
panel lawyers who attend the JJBs for the entire day.
(ix)The panel lawyers may, for the time being, be permitted to use the existing infrastructural
facilities available in the District Legal Services Authority.
(x)A monthly statistical report on the Legal Aid given to children shall be submitted to the State
Legal Services Authority who shall include the same in the statistics sent to NALSA.
GUIDELINES FOR LEGAL SERVICES IN JUVENILE JUSTICE INSTITUTIONS.
1. When a child is produced before Board by Police, Board should call the legal aid lawyer in
front of it, should introduce juvenile / parents to the lawyer, juvenile and his/her family/parents
should be made to understand that it is their right to have legal aid lawyer and that they need not
pay any fees to anyone for this.

2. JJB should give time to legal aid lawyer to interact with juvenile and his/her parents before
conducting hearing.
3. Juvenile Justice Board should mention in its order that legal aid lawyer has been assigned and
name and presence of legal aid lawyers should be mentioned in the order.
4. Board should make sure that a child and his parents are given sufficient time to be familiar
with legal aid counsel and get time to discuss about the case before hearing is done.
5. Juvenile Justice Board should make sure that not a single juveniles case goes without having
a legal aid counsel.
6. Juvenile Justice Board should issue a certificate of attendance to legal aid lawyers at the end of
month and should also verify their work done reports.
7. In case of any lapse or misdeed on the part of legal aid lawyers, Board should intimate the
State Legal Services Authority and should take corrective step.
8. Juvenile Justice Board and the legal Aid lawyers should work in a spirit of understanding,
solidarity and coordination. It can bring a sea-change.
9. Legal Aid Lawyer should develop good understanding of Juvenile Justice Law and of juvenile
delinquency by reading and participating in workshops/ trainings on Juvenile Justice.
10. Legal Aid Lawyer should maintain a diary at center in which dates of cases are regularly
entered.
11. If a legal aid lawyer goes on leave or is not able to attend Board on any given day, he/she
should ensure that cases are attended by fellow legal aid lawyer in his/her absence and that case
is not neglected.
12. Legal Aid lawyer should not take legal aid work as a matter of charity and should deliver the
best.
13. Legal Aid Lawyer should raise issues/ concerns/ problems in monthly meeting with State
Legal Services Authority.

14. Legal Aid Lawyer should maintain file of each case and should make daily entry of
proceeding.
15. Legal Aid lawyer should not wait for JJB to call him/her for taking up a case. There should
be effort to take up cases on his/her own by way of approaching families who come to JJB.
16. Legal Aid Lawyer should inspire faith and confidence in children/ their families who cases
they take up and should make all possible efforts to get them all possible help.
17. Legal Aid lawyer should abide by the terms and conditions of empanelment on legal Aid
Panel.
18. Legal Aid lawyer should tender his/her monthly work done report to JJB within one week of
each month for verification and should submit it to concerned authority with attendance
certificate for processing payments.
19. Legal Aid Lawyer must inform the client about the next date of hearing and should give
his/her phone number to the client so that they could make call at the time of any need.

OBSERVATION
WEEK I

First day, the day was started with introduction and formalities of getting acquainted with
one another like our name, college and year. After that we were given a brief introduction
about working and functions of NALSA, its role and responsibilities and future prospects.
We were also given some Legal Aid Petition and we had to determine that whether a
particular person is entitled to Legal Aid or not (according to the petition filed by the
concerned person) or most importantly does he or does he not falls under section 12 of
Legal Services Authority Act for the entitlement of Legal Aid Service.

Next day, we met with Mr. Ravichandran, an amiable man who was to oversee the interns
work for the duration of the internship. We were warmly greeted by him. We were assign
with our respective topics for the presentation to be presented before the General
Secretary of NALSA. Our Topic was Human Trafficking with the relevant NALSA
Scheme Victims of Trafficking and Commercial and Sexual Exploitation.

Next Day, we had our Presentation and on the assigned topic which went quite well off
and the General Secretary appreciated our hard work and efforts and also our
motivational thoughts and ideas for the same.

Next Day , we had our orientation programme at Delhi Legal Services Authority and we
were therein assigned in groups and given a weekly schedule to visit different places and
observe. The best way to view the internship would probably be as a tourism agency. A

list of different places was given to the interns, and we were asked to visit them and
observe the workings of the particular organization.

Next day we had our visit to Police Station located at Parliament Street. We were
introduced to Insp. Subhas who warmly greeted us and told us about the workings and
function of police station, police officers on duty and also explained many provision of
CrPC and IPC. After a casual look around of the Police Station, we break the day out and
went to our homes.

WEEK II

We were assigned to visit the Saket Court and observe proceedings in respective court
room, though no particular item number was provided. We reported to Mr. Mahesh
Chand and were again assigned different court rooms and requested to observe the
proceedings and workings, basically to know the general idea.

Next day, we visited Child Welfare Committee - III located at Kingsway Camp. We were
warmly greeted by Ms. Tinny Kapoor and after a small round of introduction about the
interns we proceeded to various law aspect as by what provisions are they guided by,
about their working, role and functions. Basically, this committee is concerned with
nature and protection and most importantly relocation of the children. We saw a case
were a 9 years old girl was lost as reported by her mother but later on was found at her
friends house. Then in an another case we saw 2 young boys of age 12 - 14 year's had
lost their way in search of their father in Delhi, the children belong to Azadpur village.
Though no confirmation came up as to their address or known relatives in Delhi.

Next Day, we visited Observation Home for Boys located at Delhi Gate. Though some
programme and other activity was going at that time, we got to know were little about the
working and their procedure of rehabilitation.

Next Day, we visited Juvenile Justice Board - I located at Sewa Kutir. We were greeted
by Vikram Shukla who also is an advocate and accustomed us with working and
functions of the board mostly, about juvenile offenders and their cases.

Next Day, we visited Mediation Centre Tiz Hazari Court. We were introduced to Sh.
Dharam Chand we made us witness 3 - 4 mediation cases and how the resolve those cases
and most importantly what practices and procedure they for the same.

WEEK III

We went to Delhi High Court Legal Service committee and reported to Ms. Usha Kaul
Bhatt. But weren't able to learn much as no courts were in session due to summer break.

Next Day, we went to Rohini jail and were warmly greeted by Sh. Ajay Bhatia. He
introduced us to Mr. Surender who helped us to know about the procedure as to how a
criminal is arrested and brought into prison, about to furnish bail, visiting hour for
relatives as well as advocates.

Finally, we had our Parliament Visit. It was a great experience as admission to outsiders
are strictly prohibited and we had this great opportunity given by NALSA.

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1. http://nalsa.gov.in/index.html (ABOUT NALSA: LAST VISITED ON 05TH JULY, 2016)
2. http://www.archive.india.gov.in/citizen/lawnorder.php?id=10 (Legal AID: LAST
VISITED ON 05th July, 2016)
3. http://www.businesstoday.in/magazine/cover-story/national-legal-services-authoritygives-legal-aid-to-poor/story/190696.html (NALSA LEGAL AID TO THE POOR LAST
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