Legal Aid

Poor who cannot afford lawyers remain in jails as undertrials while rich get bail: Supreme Court Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul
Supreme Court sets aside Calcutta High Court order on finding legal aid counsel was appointed hours before award of life sentence
Bar associations should evolve ways to ensure poor litigants have access to justice: Allahabad High Court
Jail authorities duty bound to respect lawyers, allow them to meet imprisoned clients: Kerala High Court
Social media an effective form of communication to reach beneficiaries: CJI DY Chandrachud to legal services institutions
Advocates should give priority to legal aid cases even though fees for other matters may be more: Bombay High Court
35% undertrial prisoners did not have access to legal aid; 64% wanted change of lawyer: Report by TISS, NLU Delhi
If legal aid is denied, file PIL: Bombay High Court disposes of plea seeking specialised legal aid panel for SEBI, SAT
"We do not distinguish between lawyers": Bombay High Court on PIL seeking specialised legal aid panel for SEBI, SAT
Delhi High Court acquits convict who did not get legal representation before trial court
Supreme Court acquits death row convict; urges trial courts to appoint experienced advocates as legal aid counsel
Delhi High Court sets aside conviction, life sentence of murder accused due to lack of legal representation
Legal aid in India neglected, have compassion and devote some time to it: CJI Lalit tells law students
Appears to be a systemic failure: Allahabad High Court grants bail to man languishing in jail for want of legal aid
Judicial institutions should shed inhibitions about using technology: Justice DY Chandrachud
Aim is to ensure legal aid reaches entire disadvantaged population: Justice UU Lalit on Legal Aid Defence Counsel System
Undertrial prisoners languishing in jails; provide legal aid to speed up their release: PM Narendra Modi
Mandatory for trial court to appoint legal aid lawyer when counsel for accused doesn't appear: Karnataka High Court
Sudha Bharadwaj
Call for Blogs: Vidhi Mitra, The Legal Aid Cell of DNLU (Submit by 25 Nov)
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