First All India District Legal Services Authorities Meet

All India District Legal Services Authorities Meet

All India District Legal Services Authorities Meet 2022 is the first ever national level meet of District Legal Services Authorities (DLSAs).
The District Legal Services Authorities deliberates on creation of an integrated procedure in order to bring homogeneity and synchronisation across DLSAs.
First All India District Legal Services Authorities Meet was organized by National Legal Services Authority (NALSA).

About NALSA:

NALSA was established on November 9, 1995, in accordance with the authority of Legal Services Authorities Act 1987.
It was established with the objective of providing free legal services to eligible candidates as well as to organize Lok Adalats to resolve cases timely.
The Chief Justice of India acts as the patron-in-chief of NALSA. On the other hand, the second senior-most Judge of the Supreme Court of India acts as the Executive-Chairman.
Similar mechanism is followed at the state level, headed by Chief Justice of High Courts and district level, headed by Chief Judges of District courts.
Its main objective is to reduce the burden of the judiciary through speedy disposal of cases.

To know:

In India, there are 676 District Legal Services Authorities (DLSAs). The District Judge acts as the Chairman of DLSAs.
NALSA implements several legal aid and awareness programmes, through the DLSAs and State Legal Services Authorities (SLSAs).
DLSAs also help in lowering the burden on courts by regulating Lok Adalats conducted by NALSA.

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