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Rs. 6 cr. grant for Legal Services Authority

By J. Venkatesan

NEW DELHI NOV. 6. To coincide with the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) Day on November 8, the Centre has sanctioned Rs. 6 crores as grants-in-aid to the authority for the year 2002-2003 for implementation of the provisions of the NALSA Act.

The aid comes even as the Bar Council of India (BCI) has given a call to lawyers for a nation-wide boycott of the lok adalats constituted under the NALSA Act. The BCI has announced a "hunger strike'' on November 8 to protest against certain provisions in the amended NALSA Act on the ground that they are "unconstitutional'' and "anti litigant''.The NALSA is monitoring, implementing, evaluating and overseeing the free legal aid schemes for the poor. Besides, it takes measures for spreading legal literacy and awareness among the weaker sections of society.

Under the NALSA Act, the lok adalat has been given the status of a civil court and every award made by it is final and binding on all parties. No appeals lies before any court against its award.

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