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    Question

    Under the Legal Services Authority Act, which of the

    following categories of individuals are entitled to legal services?
    A Only women, children, and industrial workmen Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, victims of mass disasters, and those in custody Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only those with an annual income below rupees nine thousand Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Individuals detained in a juvenile home or psychiatric hospital, but not victims of caste atrocities or ethnic violence Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, victims of trafficking or mass disasters, children, industrial workmen, and those with an income below a specified threshold Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Explanation: Section 12.   Criteria for giving legal services: Every person who has to file or defend a case shall be entitled to legal services under this Act if that person is(a) a member of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe;(b) a victim of trafficking in human beings or begar as referred to in article 23 of the Constitution;(c) a woman or a child;(d) a person with disability as defined in clause (i) of section 2 of the Persons With Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995;(e) a person under circumstances of underserved want such as being a victim of a mass disaster, ethnic, violence, caste atrocity, flood, drought, earthquake or industrial disaster; or(f) an industrial workman; or(g) in custody, including custody in a protective home within the meaning of clause (g) of section 2 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956, or in a juvenile home within the meaning of clause (j) of section 2 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 1986, or in a psychiatric hospital or psychiatric nursing home within the meaning of clause (g) of section 2 of the Mental Health Act, 1987; or(h) in receipt of annual income less than rupees nine thousand or such other higher amount as may be prescribed by the State Government, if the case is before a court other than the Supreme Court, and less than rupees twelve thousand or such other higher amount as may be prescribed by the Central Government, if the case is before the Supreme Court.

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