PAPER ID: IJIM/Vol. 3 (VI) October 2018/25-28/6

AUTHOR: Dr. Krishna Agggarwal

TITLE: CONCEPT OF LEGAL AID AND ITS RELEVANCE: AN ANALYTICAL STUDY

ABSTRACT: The research paper discusses the importance of legal aid in India. The paper highlights that the judiciary plays a significant role in providing legal relief to the aggrieved and the victims. Legal aid is a way of providing help to those who are unable to get legal help and have no knowledge regarding how to approach the court. The idea of legal help relies on the right of equality before law, the right to have an advocate, and a right to a fair trial. These are all Constitutional Rights which can be guaranteed through the way of providing legal aid to the general public. The paper also discusses the concept of free legal assistance, which is highly beneficial for those citizens who do not have sufficient money to hire an advocate or get any legal assistance. The benefit of legal aid can be provided through free advocates by the court, who get paid through the fund of court later on. These Advocates are on the panel of Legal Aid in the Courts. Legal aid also covers financial assistance to the needy. The paper concludes that the concept of legal aid is significantly seen in the concept of welfare, development, and upliftment of citizens, and it is interconnected with the concept of free legal aid.

KEYWORDS: Legal aid, Equality before law, Free legal assistance, Constitutional Rights.

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