About Committee
As per Article 39-A of the Indian Constitution, the State shall secure that the operation of the legal system promotes justice on the 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 disabilities.
Large number of State's population cannot afford to approach Hon'ble High Court of C.G. These masses sometimes feel left out in their effort to seek justice. In order to remove this feeling of being deprieved, of the right to approach Hon'ble High Court, on grounds of lack of funds, social or economical backwardness or any other disablility, whole concept of providing legal aid through HCLSC was envsioned.The aim of providing free legal aid to the people at large would have remained unaccomplished, if this right was unavailable to the masses for approaching the highest Court of Justice of the state.
Chhattisgarh High Court Legal Service committee has been constituted in High Court of C.G. called High Court Legal Service Committee under section 8A of the Legal Service Authorities Act, 1987. High Court Legal Service Committee has been established to provide free and competent legal service to the weaker sections of the society to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disabilities, and to organize Lok Adalats to secure that the operation of the legal system promotes justice on a basis of equal opportunity.
The Committee is functioning as per the following:
- The Legal Services Authority Act, 1987
- Chhattisgarh State Legal Services Authority Regulation, 2003
- Chhattisgarh State Lok Adalat Scheme, 2003
