PUNJAB LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY
LEGAL ASSISTANCE ESTABLISHMENT
Legal Assistance Establishment
Punjab Legal Services Authority, Chandigarh
Old Court Complex, 2nd floor, Sector 17, Chandigarh.
New Office: Opp. GMADA Community Centre,
Sector-69, SAS Nagar (Mohali)
email: lae.punjab@pulsa.gov.in
Website: www.pulsa.gov.in
Phone: 0172-4652568
Toll Free Helpline No. 1968
Based on the Keynote Address by Honble Mr.
Justice Dipak Mishra, Judge, Supreme Court of
. India and Executive Chairman, NALSA, Punjab
PUNJAB LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY State Legal Services Authority has also decided to
establish Legal Assistance Establishment. And same
Honble Mr. Justice Dipak Mishra, Judge, Supreme has been inaugurated
Court of India and Executive Chairman, NALSA on the by
occasion of Inauguration of Legal Assistance
Establishment, Delhi State Legal Services Authority,
dated 17th March, 2017, in the Keynote Address
stated that: Purpose of Legal Assistance
Today is a day which opens a new chapter in the Establishment:
progressive history of National Legal Services
1. Legal Assistance Establishments are multiple
Authority. Almost a month back, we had taken a
services-single point establishment for providing
policy decision to have Legal Assistance
facilities for legal aid seekers under one roof and
Establishment (LAE) in the offices where State Legal
at a single location.
Services Authority functions and the effort was to
2. Legal Assistance Establishments are a strategic
have them first in four cities i.e. Delhi, Mumbai,
cornerstone of the Legal Services Authorities as a
Kolkata and Chennai. With the passage of time, as
part of their commitment to update the legal
the idea got floated, other authorities have come
services seekers about their cases and address
forward to have the same establishments and, in
the grievances of legal services beneficiaries at
fact, you will be glad to know that there are
one stop centre.
authorities who have got adjacent building to the
3. The first such Legal Assistance Establishment
SLSA building to make a well equipped office of LAE.
(Nyaya Sanyog) would be manned by Legal
I can, for the present, give one instance. Jharkhand
Services Advocates on the panel of Delhi
Legal Service Authority has a new building which
SLSA/DLSA along with staff of Delhi SLSA
they intended to expand but has accepted to the LAE
besides Para Legal Volunteers who would have
in the said building. That is likely to take place by
knowledge about and be in possession of data
15th of June, 2017.
base of all the activities of Delhi SLSA/DSLSA as
well as other information that may be required
I must mention here that acceptance of an
by people mainly who are either legal services
idea is one thing but to materialise the same to an
beneficiaries or the legal services seekers. The
action is quite different. Therefore, as the Executive
Data Base would include the status of all legal
Chairman of NALSA, I had discussions with Justice
aided cases pending in various courts of Delhi.
Mittal and Justice Bhat to open the LAE at the Delhi
4. Legal Assistance Establishments are more than
State Legal Service Authority building and thereafter
delivery points in State Legal Services
circulate the blue print of the same so that other
Authorities. Earlier whenever, a Legal Aid Seeker
State Legal Services Authorities can follow the same
went to the State Legal Services Authority, he
or, if they are better equipped, may improve upon
was either asked to approach the District Legal
that.
Services Authority or any other forum. With the
introduction of the LAE endeavour has been
 made to connect a person at State Legal Services The Legal Assistance Establishment which The legal aid beneficiaries may approach
Authority with District Legal Services Authority is called Nyaya Sanyog in Delhi will Nyaya Sanyog for the purposes of:
Secretary or the Panel Advocate as the case may provide the following facilities:
be. The facility of video conferencing would help i. getting information about the activities of
the under-trial in jail to connect and brief his DSLSA/DLSAs,
i. Helpline No.1968;
counsel provided by Legal Services Institutions. ii. for knowing about the status of their case
ii. Dedicated landline telephone;
iii. Dedicated email: lae.punjab@pulsa.gov.in pending in or disposed of by different courts,
The Legal Assistance Establishments iii. for legal aid anywhere in Delhi,
iv. Video Conferencing with District Legal
would provide to the beneficiaries, viz. Services Authorities and Jails; iv. for seeking legal aid and advice. Beneficiaries
v. Mobile phone with dedicated may also approach for information about
i. quick information about their case status number. Schemes of NALSA and DSLSA and if they
pending in any of the districts, vi. Internet facilities for linking with the website needed help in availing benefits under the
ii. legal aid & advice, and of Supreme Court, Delhi High Court, Delhi different Government Schemes.
iii. information about various schemes of District Courts, NALSA and other important
NALSA, Central/State Governments, etc. Courts/Tribunals and availing information Efforts shall be made to provide similar facilities at
from website of Delhi SLSA itself. other LAEs. They shall entertain queries through
The Legal Services Establishments shall vii. Services of a legal aid lawyer to provide legal the landline, dedicated mobile number, SMS facility,
render: aid and advice. email and from legal aid seekers who visit the centre
viii. PLV to assist the legal aid lawyer and to help
i. meaningful service to the people in need of the litigants in filling up forms for legal aid
legal assistance particularly women, etc.
children, senior citizens, Scheduled ix. The dedicated Helpline No. 1968 of Punjab
Caste/Scheduled Tribe or Socially and SLSA would be operated from the Centre
Economically Backward Class persons and itself during working hours and thereafter
people in distress; access to it would be possible through the
ii. service to make people aware of their rights phone facility provided to Legal Aid Counsel
and the benefits of schemes introduced by assigned duties for the said activity.
the Central and State Government from time x. Video Conferencing facility provided in this
to time; Centre may be used by litigants as well as by
iii. necessary help to common people in Delhi SLSA/DLSAs for proper response in
mitigating their grievance with the respect of inquiry about any activity of
Government offices, authorities and other respective DLSA or to facilitate
institutions; communication of parties including jail
iv. necessary assistance in the spread of legal inmates with their legal aid counsels or the
awareness among people, and concerned DLSA.
v. any other service which may be assigned by
the State Legal Services Authority from time
to time.