Under Section 12 of the Legal Services Authority Act 1987, applicants who are marginalized or disadvantaged including ST, SC, victims of trafficking or begging, women or children, PWDs, and other eligible categories, are entitled to get free legal aid & advice through Department of Justice’s Nyaya Bandhu program.
Nyaya Bandhu (Pro Bono Legal Services) was introduced in the year 2017 with the primary goal of establishing a framework for the provision of pro bono legal services across the country.
Nyaya Bandhu’s primary initiative is to establish a framework for dispensation of pro bono legal services across the country. Under Nyaya Bandhu, practising advocates, interested to volunteer their time and services, are connected, via mobile technology, with eligible marginalised beneficiaries.
Nyaya Bandhu Mobile application (Android/IOS) has been developed and also onboarded on the UMANG platform in collaboration with technical partner CSC e-Governance Pvt. Ltd.
Nyay Bandhu (Android Application for legal support)
- Under Nyaya Bandhu, practising advocates interested to volunteer their time and services are linked with eligible marginalised beneficiaries via mobile technology.
- In collaboration with technical partner CSC e-Governance Pvt. Ltd., the Nyaya Bandhu Mobile application (Android/iOS) was developed.
- This application provides assistance to those groups who are covered under section 12 of the Legal Service Authority Act 1987 which includes members of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribes, victims of trafficking in human beings or beggars, women or children, PWDs, and other eligible categories.
