International Journal of Law

International Journal of Law

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Volume 3; Issue 4; July 2017; Page No. 71-77

Role of Para-Legal services in administration of justice: An empirical study of Shivpuri district

Raj Kumar Verma
Research Scholar (Law), Jiwaji University, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India

Abstract
In this relations we know that rule of law is in existence, subjecting to principle of natural justice, equity, justice, good conscious
& morality in Democratic and republic India. Para-Legal Services have got the most specific in primary role in administration of
justice as a back bone in delivery of justice. It is said that the Moto of Law is having the highest goal of justice for all. This
Research paper has been focused and emphasized on the Role of Para-Legal Services in Administration of Justice: An Empirical
Study of Shivpuri District. Shivpuri is situated in heart of India namely The State of Madhya Pradesh. Shivpuri is a district
including in Gwalior Division. This Research is with respect to Institutions/ colleges/ universities where LL.B./
B.A.LL.B./B.Com.LL.B./B.B.A.LL.B. (5Ydc) & LL.B (3Ydc) namely Legal/Law education are being conducted in accordance
with UGC rules, regulations & approval of Bar Council of India’s rules & regulations. With this respect this research reveals the
genuine conditions or other related facts of Para-Legal Services, Its conduction, legal aid clinics Para-Legal aid clinics, Para-
Legal Training, Education, Literacy, Awareness, Accessibility, Paralegals, Volunteers & other connected things with it. This
research paper is beneficial, useful and helpful for law framers, Administration of justice, officers, authorities, teachers and etc.
related to district Shivpuri and the whole Chambal division.

Keywords: para-legal, administration, empirical, democratic

Introduction Para-Medics is well developed. Paramedics provide specialized

In today’s context the Para-legal services are playing a key role support services to the doctors though they are not themselves
in administration of justice as one of the major foundations, allowed to give any medical services. However, they are
ensuring its own specific place to ensure the ends & delivery of trained to give emergency medical aid till the arrival of the
justice in India. We must know that Para-Legal & legal –Aid doctors or till the time the patient is taken to a hospital. The
services are correlated, inter connected, complement & depend basic function of Paramedic is to fill in the time gap in between
on each other. The Para-Legal services have been developed by occurrence of injury to a person and availability of specialized
looking at Para-military forces which were created for help of medical help from a doctor and hospital services [3]. Now if I
military in emergency and also in medical fields as Para- am talking to Para-Legal Services, in India this concept is not
medics in India [1]. If the administration of justice wants to the well developed and organized. This is primarily because the
Implementation of legal aid services, schemes, programs, legal legal profession itself is not organized in the country with a
services or other connected things in administration of justice huge majority of lawyers operating individually instead of
than they will have to help of paralegal volunteers and Para- operating through Law Firms as is the case in most of the
legal services. Even we can say that Paralegals are not only the developed countries though it is not necessary that if lawyers
major and integral part, they are panacea of Para-legal services operate individually there cannot be any development of Para-
and legal system. It is relevant to mention over here that legal Legal Services [4].
services mean “help or assistance or free services in the field of Dr. S.R. Myneni denoted the Para-Legal Services in his book
law. Previously the word legal aid was used in place of legal Public Interest Lawyering, Legal aid and Para Legal Services
service but the Apex Court of India from time to time asserted that “Service means work done by somebody for somebody
that legal aid is not a charity but a paramount duty of a welfare else as a job, a duty, a performance, or a favour.
State. Now legal assistance from State can be claimed as matter Para-Legal means similar to or medelled on the legal but not
of right, therefore, the word legal service is being used in place belonging to it. Para-Legal Services are related to law but not
of legal aid. Some of the jurists considered legal services as belonging to the ordinary court jurisdiction. The cases which
legal assistance to needy persons” [2]. are not filed in the ordinary court can be filed in grievance
redressed agencies created by law. Such Legal services are
Definitions of Para-Legal Services & Paralegals related to law but they have to be performed outside the courts.
Definition of Para-Legal Services Para-Legal services are part and parcel of the Legal aid and
There is no particular definition of Para-Legal Services in the advice programme and therefore, legal aid has to comprehend
Legal Services Authority Act 1987 and General clauses Act not only assistance in litigation but also such other measures as
1897 because the Legal Services Authority Act 1987 and arbitration, couciliation, generating legal awareness among the
General clauses Act 1897 are silent with respect to actual masses, and promotion of the meaningful community,
definition of Para-Legal Services. participation in legal and national development and
Para-Legal services are the supportive services of a lawyer. In reformation of legal process itself. Para-legal can provide new
Order to understand better the concept of Para-Legal Services, dimension to the social mobilisation for legal action by
help can be taken from the medical field where the concept of undertaking legal literacy campaigns particularly, in rural areas
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where the in habitants are generally poor, ignorant and illiterate witnesses. The duties of paralegal depend on the firm for which
[5]
. They can render assistance to rural masses to resolve their the paralegal works and the educational training and experience
disputes or differences at the pre-litigation stage through of paralegals many of the paralegal’s services are performed
amicable settlement instead of approaching the law-court for directly for the benefit of a lawyer, business person or
justice. The basic knowledge of law imparted by Para-Legal to government employees. These services assit the employer with
common man would help him/her to identify his legal his or her duties a paralegal may also work directly with the
problems and solve them within the community itself without lawyer’s client, drafting necessary contract and paper work
resorting to litigation which is a dialatory and expansive some paralegals however provide legal services for people who
process. A team of well-trained Para-legal workers can educate cannot afford full legal services. Typical paralegals services
the masses about various social welfare laws and other include preparing all types of court document, planning
legislations dealing with employer and employees, landlord finances, including estates with will and trust plans and
and tenants, buyer and seller, and those related to corporate services. Paralegals prepare numbers of court
untouchalility, bonded labour, minorities marriage and divorce, document such as motions, briefs and depositions. Motions
succession, adoption, tenancy etc [6]. petitions the trail judge for particular rulings favorable to layers
To some up it can be said that Para-Legal services are the team. Briefs are report that describe the support the motion.
procedure which is made conduct or accomplish or conducted Depositions consist of interviews of witnesses before the trail
or accomplished by paralegals for causing it to implement or begins. All these document must be indexed and organized and
the implementation of Legal-Aid services, Schemes, programs often must be entered the computers by the paralegals” [10].
or legal services or other connected things to support or help
and ensure or cause it to ensure the ends of justice. The Para-Legal services cover the things are as under
The following can be listed as some of Para-Legal Services [11]:
Definitions of Paralegals 1. Legal literacy and Education
Now in this regards it is essentials and compulsory to 2. Counselling and negotiation in Lok Adalats
contain here about paralegals 3. Consumer Protection
The All India Seminar on Legal Aid on 14th and 15th 4. Lokayukta
September' 1991 held in Hyderabad expressed the view that [7]. 5. Administrative Tribunals
The Para Legals who are otherwise known as bare foot lawyers 6. Editing Law Journals
to go to the villages and to disseminate the Legal Literacy 7. Writing Articles on the topics of Law
Programmes and to educate the common men particularly the 8. Cases Comments
exploited, depressed and to women about their rights Following are some of the examples of specialized Para-legal
guaranteed under the Constitution and various enactments.' services [12]:-
From the above it can be deduced that the aid which is 1. Legal Transcription
provided by Para Legals which does not include the services of 2. Document management
practicing lawyers. The word Para legal is neither defined in 3. Deposition summary
The Legal Services Authorities Act. 1987, nor in General 4. Legal billing
clauses Act, 1897, but these words are similar to the Para 5. Legal coding
medical in medical terminology. 6. Scoping and court reporting services
Honorable Justice Kania is the above seminar states that- “Para 7. Legal Translation
Legals have an important role to play in spreading legal 8. Data entry service
literacy programme to poor and downtrodden” [8]. 9. Secretarial and paralegal business process services
Honorable Justice A.M. Ahmedi stressing the training of Para- 10. E-filling service
Legal observed that in the first place one must be assured that 11. OCR and scanning service
those chosen have the basic education for understanding and
assimilating the elementary knowledge about the laws in An Empirical Study of Shivpuri District
regards to which they are imparted training. There is only one (01) College in Shivpuri District the name of
Secondly, we must ensure that they are service oriented and Government Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia P. G. College,
have roots in the areas where they are expected to operate. It is Shivpuri. This is the Government College and affiliated to
no use of training to those who have no roots, are likely to Jiwaji University Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, and there is no
leave the arena in search or pursuit elsewhere. other private college. And there is established District legal
Thirdly, we should take care in picking up of only those laws Service Authority, Shivpuri and Taluk Legal Committee. I
for training which are likely to prove useful in that area. have visited in Shivpuri district and observed the condition
Fourthly, they must be provided with sufficient incentives and about Legal-Aid clinic, Services, Para-Legal Services, Para-
status in society for the services rendered by them. In keeping Legal Aid clinic, Training, Literacy and other things related to
above in mind we identify areas or zones which such Para- administration of justice accessibility to poor and masses.
Legal trained not only the basic laws but also in the art of
negotiating settlements, are put into service they will be able to Government Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia P. G. College,
render useful service to our poor and unprivileged citizens and Shivpuri
help to avoid unnecessary disputes and strife’s [9]. It has been observed that the activities in respect of Legal-Aid,
“Paralegals are legal assistance that spends most of their time Legal-Aid clinic, Services, Para-Legal Services, Para-Legal
helping to manage the massive paper work generated by legal Aid clinic, Training, Literacy and other things related are not
proceedings. Paralegals file, short, index, photocopy and draft conducted as per requirements rule, regulations & connected
legal documents. They may also hold hearing and interview of other things with the same. The establishment of above said
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also is in suspicious condition. It may be presumed that little or Applications are received by District Legal service Authority
nothing is as required according to laws & Norms. The Shivpuri in the year of 2012-2013 the number of applications
implementation of all aforesaid is in question in the heretofore received by male 87, female 16 out of 103 people. In the of
contained by this college. With this respect, the required year 2013-2014 the number of applications received by male
data/details public facts have not been conferred by this 97, female 23 out of 120 people. In the of year 2014-2015 the
college. number of applications received by male 95, female 14 out of
109 people. In the of year 2015-2016 the number of
District Legal Services Authority, Shivpuri applications received by male 216, female 28 out of 244
First of all I would like to discus in respect of District Legal people. In the of year 2016-2017 the number of applications
Service Authorities, constitution, power and function. The received by male 171, female 11 out of 182 people. Details
Provisions relating to constitution, powers and functions of the are mentioned above table no. 01.
District Legal services Authority are contained in section 9 to But I have been observed that the activities in respect of
11 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. Under section 9 Legal-Aid, Legal-Aid clinic, Services, Para-Legal Services,
of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 provided the Para-Legal Aid clinic, Training, Literacy and other things
Constitution of the District Legal Services Authority and Under related are not conducted as per requirements rule, regulations
Section 10 of the Legal services authorities Act, 1987 provided & connected other things with the same. And I have collected
the functions of the District Authority: the date using these tools: 1. Questionnaire, 2. Interviews
1. It shall be the duty of every District Authority to perform schedule, and I have used the sampling technique: 1. I have
such of the functions of the State Authority in the District visited villages, other rural and urban areas and conducted the
as may be delegated to it from time to time by the State interviews & filled-up the questionnaire forms of the people
Authority. or masses and I has sample of the above Questionnaire of 40
2. Without prejudice to the generality of the functions persons who are belong to rural and urban areas of Shivpuri
referred to in sub-section (1), the District Authority may District, Gwalior Division, Madhya Pradesh. Details are given
perform all or any of the following functions, namely:— below…..
a. Coordinate the activities of the Taluk Legal Services Shivpuri District Data Analysis:
Committee and other legal services in the District; Table - 01
b. Organise Lok Adalats within the District; and S.No. Do you know Number of Percentage
c. Perform such other functions as the State Authority may about the Free respondents %
fix by regulations. Legal-Aid
Section 11 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 further services?
provides that in the discharge of functions under the Act, the 01 Yes 14 35%
District Authority shall act in co-ordination with other 02 No 26 65%
governmental and non-governmental institutions, universities Grand Total 40 100%
and others engaged in the work of promoting cause of legal
services to the poor and shall also be guided by such directions
as the Central Authority or the State Authority may give to it in
writing. Figure-01
On the perusal of the furnished pieces information by the
District Legal Services Authority Shivpuri & Tahseel Legal
Services Committee in the year of 2012-13 to 2016-17 reveal 35.00% 01. Yes
that Legal-Aid & Para-Legal Service are implemented by
District Legal Services Authority Shivpuri, Tahseel Legal 65.00% 02. No
Services Committees are organizing the Legal Literacy,
Legal-Aid & Para-Legal Services camp at urban, rural and (Figure- 01)
remote areas of District Shivpuri like that Shivpuri, Karera, Result: 14 out of 40 respondents 35% gave the opinion that
Kolaras, Pohri, Khaniyadhana, Badarwas, Narwar, Pichhore they know about the free Legal-Aid services and gave the
and Colleges, Communities centers etc.[13] The data relating answer ‘Yes’ and 26 out of 40 respondents 65% gave their
to all aforesaid is as under the table no.03 from the year 2012 opinion that they don’t know about the free Legal-Aid
to 2017 details are given below………… services and gave the answer ‘No’ this has been shown on
Table No. 01 the table- 01 & Figure- 01.
S.no. Year Received Received Total Received
Application Application Application by Table- 02
by Male by Female the people S. Do you know about Number of Percentage
01. 2012-2013 87 16 103 No. the Lok Adalat? respondents %
03. 2013-2014 97 23 120
04. 2014-2015 95 14 109 01 Yes 23 57.50%
05. 2015-2016 216 28 244 02 No 17 42.50%
06. 2016-2017 171 11 182
Grand 666 92 758
Grand Total 40 100%
Total
Source: By DLSA district Shivpuri: Under Right to Information 2005, letter no. 594/17,
Date 19.06.2017.

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Figure-02 Figure-04

42.50% 01. Yes 42.50% 01. Yes

57.50%
02. No
57.50%

(Figure- 02) (Figure- 04)

Result: 17 out of 40 respondents 42.50% gave the opinion
Result: 23 out of 40 respondents 57.50% gave the opinion that they know about the Madhya Pradesh State Legal
that they know about the Lok Adalat and gave the answer Service Authority (SALSA) and gave the answer ‘Yes’ and
‘Yes’ and 17 out of 40 respondents 42.50% gave their 23 out of 40 respondents 57.50% gave their opinion that they
opinion that they don’t know about the Lok Adalat and gave don’t know about the Madhya Pradesh State Legal Service
the answer ‘No’ this has been shown on the table- 02 & Authority (SALSA) and gave the answer ‘No’ this has been
Figure- 02. shown on the table- 04 & Figure- 04.
Table - 03
S. Do you know Number of Percentage Table - 5
No. about the respondents S. Do you know about Number of Percentage
National Legal % No. the District Legal respondents %
Service Authority
Service Authority?
(NALSA)?
01 Yes 20 50.00%
01 Yes 19 47.50%
02 No 21 52.50%
02 No 20 50.00%
Grand Total 40 100% Grand Total 40 100%

Figure-03 Figure-05
52.50%
01. Yes 50.00% 50.00% 01. Yes
47.50%
02. No 02. No

(Figure- 03) (Figure- 05)

Result: 19 out of 40 respondents 47.50% gave the opinion Result: 20 out of 40 respondents 50.00% gave the opinion
that they know about the National Legal Service Authority that they know about the District Legal Service Authority
(NALSA) and gave the answer ‘Yes’ and 21 out of 40 and gave the answer ‘Yes’ and 20 out of 40 respondents
respondents 52.50% gave their opinion that they don’t know 50.00% gave their opinion that they don’t know about the
about the National Legal Service Authority (NALSA) and District Legal Service Authority and gave the answer ‘No’
gave the answer ‘No’ this has been shown on the table- 03 & this has been shown on the table- 05 & Figure- 05.
Figure- 03.

Table - 4 Table - 6
S. Do you know Number of Percentage S. Did you ever Number of Percentage
No. about the Madhya respondents % No. attend any respondents %
Pradesh State Legal Literacy
Legal Service or Para-Legal
Authority Camps or
(SALSA)? Programs?
01 Yes 17 42.50% 01 Yes 06 15.00%
02 No 23 57.50% 02 No 34 85.00%
Grand Total 40 100% Grand Total 40 100%

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Figure-06 Figure-08
15.00% 25.00%
01. Yes 01. Yes
02. No
75.00% 02. No
85.00%

(Figure- 06) (Figure- 8)

Result: 06 out of 40 respondents 15.00% gave the opinion Result: 10 out of 40 respondents 25.00% gave the opinion
that they have attended Legal Literacy or Para-Legal Camps that they know about the Legal-Aid Clinic at College and
or Programs? and gave the answer ‘Yes’ and 34 out of 40 University level, and gave the answer ‘Yes’ and 30 out of 40
respondents 85.00% gave their opinion that they did not ever respondents 75.00% gave their opinion that they don’t know
attend any Legal Literacy or Para-Legal Camps or Programs about the Legal-Aid Clinic at College and University level,
and gave the answer ‘No’ this has been shown on the table- and gave the answer ‘No’ this has been shown on the table-
06 & Figure- 06. 08 & Figure- 08.
Table - 7
S. Are you having any Number of Percentage Table - 9
No. experience about respondents % S. Do you know about Number of Percentage
any Legal No. any Legal-Aid Clinic respondents %
Procedure? which is providing
01 (a) Bitter Experience 07 17.50% you legal aid?
02 (b) Good Experience 08 20.00% 01 College/ University 10 25.00%
03 (c) None 25 62.50% 02 District Legal Service 01 2.50%
Grand Total 40 100% Authority
03 State Legal Service 01 2.50%
Authority
Figure-07 04 Tahsheel/Taluka Legal 01 2.50%
Service Committee
17.50%
05 None of these 27 67.50%
01. (a) Bitter Grand Total 40 100%
Experience
20.00%
62.50% 02. (b) Good
Experience Figure-09
03. (c) None

(Figure- 7) 01. (a) College/

Result: 07 out of 40 respondents 17.50% gave the opinion University
that they have got bitter experience and gave the answer 25.00%
(a)‘Bitter experience’ and 08 out of 40 respondents 20.00% 02. (b) District Legal
gave their opinion that they have got good experience and Service Authority
gave the answer (b) ‘Good Experience’ and 25 out of 40
respondents 62.50% gave their opinion that they don’t have 03. (c) State Legal
2.50%
got any type of experience about any Legal Procedure and 2.50% Service Authority
gave the answer (c) ‘None’ this has been shown on the table- 2.50%
07 & Figure- 07. 67.50% 04. (d) Tahsheel/
Taluka Legal Service
Table - 8 Committee
S. Do you know Number of Percentage 05. (e) None of these
No. about any Legal- respondents %
Aid Clinic at
College and
University level?
01 Yes 10 25.00% (Figure- 9)
02 No 30 75.00% Result: 10 out of 40 respondents 25.00% gave the opinion
Grand Total 40 100% that they know about the Legal-Aid Clinic which is
providing you legal aid, and they gave the answer ‘(a)
College/ University’, and 01 out of 40 respondents 2.50%
gave their opinion that they know about the Legal-Aid Clinic

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which is providing him/her legal aid, and they gave the LL.B./B.A.LL.B./B.B.A.LL.B./B.Com.LL.B./Law/L
answer ‘(b) District Legal Service Authority’, and 01 out of egal studies students and teachers.
40 respondents 2.5% gave their opinion that they know about 4. The Law/ Legal education system should be
the Legal-Aid Clinic which is providing him/her legal aid, varied/altered, amended and reformed as required by
and they gave the answer ‘(c) State Legal Service time & circumstances.
Authority’, and 01 out of 40 respondents 2.5% gave their 5. Law Students as paralegals should be made curious,
opinion that they know about the Legal-Aid Clinic which is skilled, trained, efficient, proficient and educated
providing him/her legal aid, and they gave the answer ‘(d) more to more.
Tahsheel/Taluka Legal Service Committee’, and 27 out of 6. The Certificates/Diplomas and other related things of
40 respondents 67.50% gave their opinion that they don’t Legal-Aid & Para-Legal services should be initiated
know about the Legal-Aid Clinic which is providing and developed.
him/her legal aid, and they gave the answer ‘(e) None of 7. The Govt. should be providing the reservation or
these’, this has been shown on the table- 09 & Figure- 09. some marks in government jobs and promotions for
Para-Legal volunteers & organizers certificate
Table - 10 holders.
S. Do you know about Number of Percentage 8. Legal-Aid Clinics & Para-Legal Clinics should be
No. Administration of respondents % established and functioned separately.
Justice in Gwalior 9. Legal-Aid & Para-Legal literacy, knowledge and
and Chambal education should be promoted, developed researched
Division? more to more at the earliest for the same pamphlets,
01 Yes 17 42.50% Newspapers, Magazines, T.V., Radio, Booklets,
02 No 23 57.50% Hand books, Dairies, Posters and other related things
Grand Total 40 100% also should be distributed to people or masses for its
awareness and accessibility.
10. Awareness, literacy, knowledge Accessibility
Figure-10 towards masses or people should also be by
electronic means as e-media, social media, social
sites etc.
11. The experienced, eligible, proficient, skilled and
efficient trainers should be available to train of
42.50% 01. Yes Paralegals.
57.50% 12. The system of Legal-Aid & Para-Legal Services
02. No clinics and etc. should be reformed, established,
reconstituted and amended at the earliest on the grass
root level firstly.
(Figure- 10) 13. NALSA/SALSA/DALSA/Legal-Aid Committee,
Result: 17 out of 40 respondents 42.50% gave the opinion Governments, Departments, Organizations and
that they know about the Administration of Justice in establishment must take all required necessary steps
Gwalior and Chambal Division, and give the answer ‘Yes’ measures for the same with the co-ordination and
and 23 out of 40 respondents 57.50% gave their opinion that help of all above and society collectively.
they don’t know about the Administration of Justice in
Gwalior and Chambal Division, and give the answer ‘No’ Conclusion:
this has been shown on the table- 10 & Figure- 10. It can be concluded that
NALSA/SALSA/DALSA/Legal-Aid Committee,
Remedies & Suggestions: Governments, Departments, Organizations and
“The Remedies and Suggestions with regard to protection,
establishment are functioning but the same is not
preservation, development, promotion, education, research,
literacy, respect, honour, Enforcement, implementation, and sufficient in proportion to population of Shivpuri district.
other required things as per requirements, time and The conditions of college and other authorities are worst
circumstances of Legal-Aid & Para-Legal Services for the and most miserable and anxious. Our conducted survey
interest of world human and living creatures which are as reveals that few persons/masses are having very little
follows:- information at around 57.50% about only Lok Adalat it is
1. Para-Legal Services should be thought in syllabus of shown on the table no.2, and 35.00% persons/masses are
LL.B./B.A.LL.B./B.B.A.LL.B./B.Com.LL.B./Law/L
egal studies etc. compulsorily. having the information about the Legal-Aid services it is
2. Para-Legal Services should be thought in syllabus of shown on the table no. 01, and 47.50% persons/masses
LL.B./B.A.LL.B./B.B.A.LL.B./B.Com.LL.B./Law/L are having the information about the National Legal
egal studies etc. compulsorily as a practical subject. Service Authority it is shown on table no. 03, and
3. There should be compulsory organize the legal 42.50% persons/masses are having the information about
literacy and Legal-Aid camp by the the Madhya Pradesh State Legal Service Authority it is
shown on the table no. 04, and 50.00% persons/masses
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are having the information about the District Legal 12. Ajay Gulati, Dr. Jasmeet Gulati. Public Interest Lawyering, Legal Aid
and Para-Legal Services: Central Law Publications Allahabad: Edition
Service Authority it is shown on the table no. 05, and 2013, 195-196.
15.00% persons/masses are having the information about 13. DLSA district Shivpuri: Under Right to Information 2005, letter no.
594/17, Date 19.06.2017.
the Legal Literacy or Para-Legal Camps or Programs it is
shown on the table no. 06, and 17.00% bitter experience
and 20.00% good experience are having to the
persons/masses about the legal procedure in Shivpuri
district, 25.00% persons/masses are having the
information about the Legal-Aid clinic at college and
University Level it is shown on the table no. 08, and
25.00% respondents said that college or university
provide the Legal-Aid, and 2.50% respondents said that
District Legal Services authority provide the Legal-Aid,
and 2.50% respondents said that State Legal Service
Authority provide the Legal-Aid, and 2.50% respondents
said that Tahsheel/Taluka Legal Service committee
provide the Legal-Aid, and 67.50% respondents said that
no one provide the Legal-Aid it is shown on the table no.
09 and saying the respondents that officers are not
coming in my villages only time of election they are
coming here and pressurize for cast the vote only, and
42.50% persons/masses are having the information about
the administration of justice in Gwalior and Chambal
division it is shown on the table no. 10. And hence it
appears that Legal-Aid, Para-Legal services, Clinics,
Literacy, Awareness, accessibility, implementation and
other related things are in documents only because the
required things /facts/activities/ are not being conducted
as per requirements, time, necessity, laws and
circumstances. The aforesaid must be reformed,
amended, varied, altered, reconstituted and done the
needful in this matter at the earliest from the very
grassroots level for the interest of people/masses and
delivery of the required and satisfactory justice to bridge
the gap among people/masses, advocates/legal
practitioner, judiciary, court an administration of justice
in welfare state.
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1. Dr. S.S. Sharma. Legal Services, Public Interest Litigations & Para-Legal
Services: Central Law Agency: IInd Edition 2006, 349.
2. Ibid: Page 1.
3. Ajay Gulati, Dr. Jasmeet Gulati. Public Interest Lawyering, Legal Aid
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4. Ibid: Page 195.
5. Dr. NV Paranjape. Public Interest Litigation, Legal Aid & Services, Lok
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6. bid.
7. Newsletter of Committee for Implementation of Legal Aid Schemes
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