Legal Aid service by LFR: LFR does not declares itself to be an expert on all matters of law, but seeks to address the much needed requirement of availing justice for all sections of society, including the poor and the downtrodden.
But to achieve its stated objectives, it has to also earn monetarily so as to sustain the process.
It therefore intends to provide aid in the matter of law to the following three sections of society with varying degree of legal fees, as per the level of income of the person seeking justice and as per the directive of Supreme Court under Section 3A of Legal Service Authority Act.:
For poor: Free Legal Aid. For middle income group: Nominal Fee. For all other persons: Standard Fee.
Whom does Supreme Court says is a poor? A person is treated as poor and is entitled to free legal aid, if he/she falls within one or more of the following categories: -
# He/she belongs to the poor section of the society having annual income of less than Rs. 50,000/-per annum, or # He/she belongs to Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, or # He/she is a victim of natural calamity, or # He/she is a woman or a child or a mentally ill or otherwise disabled person or an industrial workman, or # He/she is in custody including custody in protective home, or # Victims of trafficking in human beings.
Whom does Supreme Court says to be belonging to middle income group? Persons with income below Rs. 2,00,000/- per annum are treated as belonging to middle income group and they are eligible to get legal aid from the Supreme Court Middle Income Group Legal Aid Society, on nominal payments.
How much does LFR charges for Legal Aid Services? LFR would charge the same fees (free and nominal) as per the above directive of Supreme Court under Section 3A of Legal Service Authority Act.
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