Article 39A in Constitution of India
39A. Equal justice and free legal aid
[After article 39 of the Constitution, the following article shall be inserted ... operation of the legal system promotes justice, on a basis of equal opportunity, and shall, in particular, provide free legal aid, by suitable legislation
operation of the legal system promotes
justice, on a basis, of equal
opportunity, and shall in particular,
provide free legal aid, by suitable
legislation ... State, to have
a proper legal system. Article 39 A mandates that the State
shall provide free legal aid by suitable legislation or
schemes
following article shall be inserted, namely:--- "39A. Equal justice and free legal aid.-The State shall secure that ... operation of the legal system promotes justice, on a basis of equal opportunity, and shall, in particular, provide free legal aid, by suitable legislation
constitutional mandate of Article 39-A , legal
services or legal aid is provided to an eligible person
free of cost.
Decisions of this Court ... Pending the enactment of the Legal Services
Authorities Act , the issue of providing free legal
services or free legal aid or free legal representation
Free Legal Aid Committee, Jamshedpur vs State Of Bihar on 10 September, 1981
Equivalent citations: AIR1982SC1463, 1982CRILJ1943, (1982)3SCC378, AIR 1982 SUPREME COURT
Free Legal Aid Cell Shri Sugan Chand ... vs Govt. Of Nct Of Delhi And Others on 23 July, 2001
Equivalent citations: AIR2001DELHI455, 93(2001)DLT28
choice at State expense-
His remedy is to make application for free legal aid under
s. 304(1) , Cr.P.C., 1973.
HEADNOTE:
The petitioner ... operation of the legal system promotes justice, on
a basis of equal opportunity, and shall, in
particular, provide free legal aid, by suitable
legislation
stage, an indigent accused has a right to free legal aid. The importance of legal aid to an indigent at the investigation stage and particularly ... procedure" is1 providing free legal aid to the prisoners who are indigent or otherwise disabled from securing legal aid. We rely on the observations
bastion of liberty for the accused, taking in its fold free legal aid, such aid must be in substance and not in mere form ... provided free legal service to a person accused of an offence.
17. In the trial of crimincal case, this concept of legal aid, falls within
will cause prejudice to the wife.
15. The Legal Services Authority Act provides free legal aid to women, children, and persons belonging to schedule caste ... observe that despite of the fact that Legal Services Authority Act provides totally free legal aid to women in almost all the cases of matrimonial
