The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) is going to establish a "legal aid" system for the poor and the marginalised in all districts on the lines of the office of public prosecutors, Supreme Court judge Justice Uday Umesh Lalit said on Saturday.
Justice Lalit, who is also the executive chairperson of the NALSA, was addressing the first All India District Legal Services Authorities Meet here. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Justice of India N. V. Ramana also addressed the meet and dealt with various issues, including the release of undertrials languishing in jails awaiting legal aid.
Justice Lalit said that NALSA was planning to have a programme where legal aid defense counsel would be provided to poor accused who cannot afford private lawyers across the nation.
