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JDISTRICT LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY JALANDHAR
Goals and achievements.
Indian Judicial System , an Anglo Saxon product, was often
criticized as rich and affluent friendly. Poor and other weaer sections
of Society shuddered from the very idea of getting involved in a
litigation. r~b iksy nMU kichrI XW ib!rI nW i"#!$y is an old dreaded
Pun!a"i saying . Guarantees offered to its #itizens "y #onstitution of
India were meaningless for them.
Post Independence Indian Judiciary did not remain o"livious
to the plight of poor and other weaer sections of Society. In
$ussainara %hatoon &s State of 'ihar ()*+(- /J *0, Apex #ourt of
the #ountry impressed upon Government of India and State Governments
that it was high time that a comprehensive legal service programme is
introduced in the country as it was not only a mandate of e1ual !ustice
implicit in Article (2 and right to life and li"erty conferred "y
Article 3(, "ut also the compulsion of the constitutional directive
em"odied in Article 4)5A. 6hese instructions were hammered in %hatri
&s State of 'ihar and Suhdas &s 7. 6.
#rusade undertaen "y Supreme #ourt of India fructified in
, inter5alia, the Government of India enacting 8the /egal Services
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Authorities Act ()*98 which came into force on ).((.()):. 6he State of
Pun!a" has framed ;ules and ;egulations there under namely, the Pun!a"
State /egal Services Authorities ;ules, ())0 and the Pun!a" /egal
Services Authority 6ransaction of 'usiness and loosing
vision
Sessions =ivision Jalandhar taes pride in having
implemented those schemes and programmes in letter and spirit and with
zeal , enthusiasm, fervour and conviction.
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A panel of (: Advocates at =istrict $ead 1uarter and of :
lawyers at each Su" =ivision is availa"le to provide free legal aid to all
those who are eligi"le thereto. Jail inmates are "eing regularly apprised
of their /egal ;ights "y =/SA. An A=A /egal Services - visits Jail
weely for providing legal services to them. It is ensured that no under
trialBaccused is made to appear without "eing assisted "y a #ounsel as 2
Advocates at =istrict $ead1uarter and ( each at Su" =ivisions are
readily availa"le to represent them at State expense.
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$is Cxcellency =r. A.P.J. A"dul %alam , the former President
of India, once said that =ream is not the one you see while sleeping.
=ream is the one which does not let you sleep. Cntire of the team of
Judicial
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and led by the mercurial Chief Justice,Sessions Jalandhar =ivision achieved
"est results in the State of Pun!a". 2: "enches catered to thousands of
litigants and pre5litigants and a total num"er of 2:,33: cases were taen
up and 2:,33: cases were disposed off and an amount of ;s.
61,40,05,533/5 was awarded as compensation. 0*24 of the pending
cases at Jalandhar Sessions =ivision were disposed off during Samadhan
3++* and the pendency came down "y a whopping (4.2)E as a direct
product of Samadhan 3++*.
SAA=$AD 3++) is "ound to "e even more successful and
Sessions =ivision Jalandhar would yearn to countinue as the flag "earer .
Permanent /o Adalat is functioning at Jalandhar since 335
:5())) and presently 3 "enches one chaired "y an Additional and
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=istrict Sessions Judge and the other "y a #ivil Judge - are woring.
Fuarterly /o Adalats are also "eing regularly held with very encouraging
results.
Another permanent /o Adalat Pu"lic 7tility Services - is
functioning at Jalandhar and dealing with pre5litgative disputes relating
to departments lie 6elephones, Posts, Insurance, $ospitals, unicipal
#orporation etc.
=/SA Jalandhar is spreading /egal
literacy and awareness in the
=istrict "y way of Pu"lic Seminars
4+9 so far-, /egal /iteracy #amps,
rallies, Poster maing and Cssay
competitions, =e"ates, 6elevision
tal shows on legal rights, Pamphlets,
placards, posters and "anners ,
=/SA is reaching common man to tellthem o"!ects of /aw through
Schools, #olleges, Jails, $ospitals,
'us Stands, ;ailway Stations, Police
Stations and villages.
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A /egal Aid #linic comprised of : #ouncillors ;etired
Judicial
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#$I;AG$ was pu"lished in the year 3++9 and is "eing circulated free of
costs.
;elease of Hanerey Rahan dey Chiragh
In tune with intention of the /egislature expressed through
amendment in Section *) of #ivil Procedure #ode and needs of the
Society, A ediation and #onciliation #enter was inaugurated at
Jalandhar on *5((53++* "y $is /ordship $onoura"le r. Justice Satya
'rat Sinha , Judge Supreme #ourt of India and in ' % ehta Additional
=istrict and Sessions Judge- and s San!eeta #ivil Judge - two trained
mediators are holding sessions for mediation "etween the parties and
response of the pu"lic is overwhelming and the smile on their faces after
settling their disputes through mediation is priceless.
Although statistics do not always manifest true spirit "ehind the effort
yet achievements of =/SA is tell a tale in itself. It has provided legal aid
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in 20(3 matters , a total of (9+ /o Adalats have "een organized so far
and (,+9,:04 cases have "een settled therein and an amount ofs.
1,90,16,27,056 has "een awarded to the poor and needy.
=istrict /egal Service Authority is committed to march
forward with dedication and devotion to ensure that &ision and =reams
of 6he Apex #ourt and $onoura"le $igh #ourt of Pun!a" and $aryana are
fulfilled.
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=istrict /eal Service Authority, Jalandhar
#hairman K =istrict Sessions Judge
Secretary K #ivil Judge Sr =n.-
Su" =ivision =/S #ommittees are
headed "y Additional #ivil Judges-
Senior =ivision5cum5 Su" =ivisional
Judicial agistrates.
Panel of Hree /egal Aid Advocates atJalandhar
(.Sh.Davte! Singh 6oor
3. Sh.G.%.Agnihotri
4. Sh.Ashish 'handari
2. Sh.&i!ay %umar #hopra
:. s.Jyotsna
0. s.;a!inder aur
9. s.Parveen 'ala
*. Sh.;.%.ehmi). Sh.D.;.Jasal
(+.Sh.San!eev %umar
((.Sh.Shailender Gill
(3.Sh.Satish %umar
(4.Sh.Siddarth Puri
(2.Sh.Anil &erma
(:.Sh.Asho Sharma
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Panel of Hree /egal Aid Advocates at
Dawanshahar
(. Sh.'aldev ;a!
3. Sh.Gurcharan Singh
4. Sh.Amri Singh ;ana2. s.Sapna Jaggi
:. Sh.Surinder %umar 'anga
0. Sh.Suresh %ataria
9. Sh.=eepa %umar
*. Sh.A.%.#houhan
). Sh.;a!inder Singh
(+.Sh.Palvinder Singh =hillon
((.Sh.#haran!it Singh
(3.s.;a!winder %aur(4.Sh.&.S.Pahwa
(2.Sh.$armesh Suman
(:.Sh.Atul %asana
Panel of Hree /egal Aid Advocates at
Daodar
(.Jag!it Singh aro
3.Sh.;a! %umar Sidhu
4.Sh.Satwinder Singh %hinda
2. Sh.Jarnail Singh
:. Sh. Jatinder Pattu
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Panel of Hree /egal Aid Advocates at
Phillaur
(. s.Jaspinder %.=hariwal
3. Sh.'al!it Singh 6handi
4. Sh.ogesh Gupta2. Sh.Jaspal %aler
:. Sh.;a!esh %umar
Panel of Hree /egal Aid Advocates at
'alachaur
(. Sh.;oshan /al3. Sh.=il"agh Singh
4. Sh.%.S.Sahni
2. Sh.Daveen %umar
:. Sh.,Arun!eet Singh
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Persons Eligible for Legal Services under the Act1. a member of a Schedules Caste or Scheduled
Tribe
2. a victim of trafficking in human beings orbeggars as referred to in Article 23 of theConstitution
3. a oman or a child!. a mentall" ill or otherise disabled #erson$. a #erson under circumstances of undeserved
ant such as being a victim of a massdisaster% ethnic violence% caste atrocit"%flood% drought% earth&uake or industrialdisaster'
(. an industrial orkman' or
). in custod"% including in a #rotective homeithin the meaning of clause*g+ of section 2of the ,mmoral Traffic*Prevention+ Act%1-$(*1! of 1-$(+' or in a /uvenile homeithin the meaning of clause of section 2 ofthe 0uvenile 0ustice Act% 1-(*$3 of 1-(+ orin a #s"chiatric hos#ital or #s"chiatricnursing home ithin the meaning ofclause*g+ of section 2 of the ental ealthAct% 1-)*1! fo 1-)+' or
. in recei#t of annual income less than fift"
thousand ru#ees*4s.$%56 P.A.+.
7hat is #rovided as Legal Service
1. el# of Advocate at the State E8#enses for filling or
defending the cases before an" 0udicial Courts in ,ndia%
2. 9ree legal advise on an" matter%
3 :" #a"ing the amount of court fee% #rocess fee% fee for
drafting of #etitions% diet mone" and other litigation charges%
! :" su##l"ing certified co#ies of orders% 0udgments% 7itness
etc.
$. :" mediation through counselling ; conciliation centre%
(. :" a" of mediation through the Lok Adalats.
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JATHERE GOTER CHANDER PARBANDHAK
COMMITTEE TAJPUR-BHAGWANPUR(JALANDHAR)
To%
The Ld.
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