District Legal Service Authority, Jabalpur: Internship Report
District Legal Service Authority, Jabalpur: Internship Report
INTERNSHIP REPORT
DURATION:- 2ND JANUARY 2019 -22ND JANUARY 2019
NEW DELHI
DAY 1: At State legal Service Authority – Legal service Authority Act, 1987, Functions of State
Legal Service Authority, Madhya Pradesh State Legal Service Authority Rules, 1996, Different
schemes of National Legal Service Authority.
DAY 2: Visit to Central Jail, Jabalpur- Different sectors and wards, E-court Project, Open Jail
concept, Parole, probation
DAY 3: Police Station, Omti visit- FIR (crpc155), crpc 154, Hierarchy of Police, Crpc
160,161,164 ,344, About seizure Memo ,Police Remand, About Crime & Criminal Tracking
Network & System( CCTNS)
DAY 4: 327Crpc (Open court for criminal matters except for some cases), Victim
Compensation scheme (Crpc 357A), Legal Aid Committee, Lok Adalat , Order2 Rule2, Res
Judicata and Sub Judicata
DAY 6: Customs and Law, Mediation between a party for property dispute
DAY 9:
LEGAL SERVICES ACT, 1987
A nationwide network has been envisaged under the Act for providing legal aid and assistance.
National Legal Services Authority is the apex body constituted to lay down policies and
principles for making legal services available under the provisions of the Act and to frame most
effective and economical schemes for legal services. It also disburses funds and grants to State
Legal Services Authorities and NGOs for implementing legal aid schemes and programmes.
In every State a State Legal Services Authority is constituted to give effect to the policies and
directions of the Central Authority (NALSA) and to give legal services to the people and conduct
Lok Adalats in the State. State Legal Services Authority is headed by the Chief Justice of the
State High Court who is its Patron-in-Chief. A serving or retired Judge of the High Court is
nominated as its Executive Chairman.
District Legal Services Authority is constituted in every District to implement Legal Aid
Programmes and Schemes in the District. The District Judge of the District is its ex-officio
Chairman.
Taluk Legal Services Committees are also constituted for each of the Taluk or Mandal or for
group of Taluk or Mandals to coordinate the activities of legal services in the Taluk and to
organise Lok Adalats. Every Taluk Legal Services Committee is headed by a senior Civil Judge
operating within the jurisdiction of the Committee who is its ex-officio Chairman.