Sir/Madam,
Justice Lalit also said that one of the reasons for the low percentage of cases handled by the legal services authorities could be the lack of awareness among the marginalized sections about the awareness of legal aid mechanisms. To remedy this situation, he suggested that every FIR should have details of the nearest legal aid services clinic. Also, every police station must have a board giving information about the availability of legal aid services.
The modalities, and methodology that a particular High Court may adopt, may not adopt, that is not the point, point is legal aid, free legal aid does not mean poor legal aid, free legal aid must mean quality service. If I go through this door and approach the legal aid, I must be assured that good quality assistance will be given to me, rather than if I go through the other door, where may I have to sell ornaments of my wife in order to support the litigation to be sponsored. Why do I say that? Since the basic topic is arrest, pre-arrest, remand which is pertaining to criminal law, of all the matters which are in court, only 1% of that land up with Legal Aid Services Clinics. Is that proportion correct? If we say that 70% of our people are below poverty line, then going by the same logic, the same proportion perhaps 70% of the litigants must be those, who are below poverty line, rough and ready estimate then why is it only 1% of them land up in the legal aid services clinics", Justice Lalit said.
When police, court and jails are network driven in corruption for the profit and businesses in judicial services these are not possible. The Court itself is not respecting the rule of law. Who else will do this same?
Justice Lalit said To remedy this situation, he suggested that every FIR should have details of the nearest legal aid services clinic. Also, every police station must have a board giving information about the availability of legal aid services.
Since the basic topic is arrest, pre-arrest, remand which is pertaining to criminal law, of all the matters which are in court, only 1% of that land up with Legal Aid Services Clinics. Is that proportion correct? If we say that 70% of our people are below poverty line, then going by the same logic, the same proportion perhaps 70% of the litigants must be those, who are below poverty line, rough and ready estimate then why is it only 1% of them land up in the legal aid services clinics", Justice Lalit said.
