LEGAL AID FOR WOMEN

All women are eligible

for free legal aid under
article 21 and article 39-a
of the constitution of india.

SCHEDULE
CASTE/SCH
-EDULE
TRIBES

WOMEN INDUSTRIAL
WITH WORK
DISABILITY WOMEN

ELIGIBILE
WOMEN

VICTIMS
OF HUMAN WOMEN
TRAFFICKI IN
-NG OR CUSTODY
BEGAR
VICTIMS OF
NATURAL
DISASTERS,
ETHNIC CASTE
VIOLENCE,IND-
USTRIAL
DISASTER
 FREE LEGAL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN
MATTERS BEFORE CIVIL, CRIMINAL AND
REVENUE COURTS, TRIBUNALS OR ANY OTHER
AUTHORITY EXERCISNG JUDICIAL OR QUASI
JUDICIAL FUNCTIONS.

 LEGAL SERVICES INSTITUTIONS FOR

PROVIDING FREE LEGAL SERVICES:

AT NATIONAL • National Legal Services

Authority
LEVEL

AT STATE • State Legal Services

Authority
LEVEL
AT DISTRICT • District Legal Services
Authority
LEVEL

AT TALUKA LEVEL/ • Taluka Sub-

divisional Legal
SUB-DIVISION Services Committee

AT HIGH COURT • High Court Legal

LEVEL Services Committee

AT SUPREME • Supreme Court

Legal Services
COURT LEVEL Committee
 PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED FOR
FREE LEGAL AID

 As mentioned above Legal Services Authority is

available in National, State, District, Taluka, High Court
and Supreme Court level. One can visit any of the
above mentioned level for the free legal aid.
 National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) is located
in New Delhi. For legal aid visit the office of NALSA.
 State Legal Services Authority (SLSA) is opened in
each state in the main High Court of that state.
 District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) is opened in
every district court. Visit the DLSA office in district
court. In the DLSA office one can ask for free legal aid.
 LAWS FOR WOMEN

THE IMMORAL
TRAFFIC THE DOWRY
(PREVENTATION) ACT, PROHIBITION ACT, 1961
1956

THE SEXUAL
PROTECTION OF HARASSMENT OF
WOMEN FROM WOMEN AT WORK
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PLACE (PREVENTION,
ACT, 2005 PROHIBITON AND
REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013

THE CRIMINAL LAW

AMENDMENT ACT, 2013