::Telangana State Legal (tslsa.telangana.gov.in): Contacts

Pursuant to the Article 39 A of the Constitution, free and competent Legal Services are being provided in the State to the eligible persons of the poor downtrodden and weaker sections of the Society.The provision of Legal Services is to secure that the operation of the Legal System promotes justice on a basis of equal opportunity, to provide free legal aid to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disabilities. Accordingly the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (Act No.39 of 1987) came into force on 09-09-1995. As per Sec. 12 of the said Act, the following categories of persons are entitled for free and competent legal services from the legal services institutions.

Permanent Lok Adalat for Public Utility Services is another feature of Legal Services Authorities Act. It is a process of pre-litigation, conciliation and settlement. The Permanent Lok Adalat consists of a working Judicial Officer in the Cadre of District Judge and other Members having adequate experience in Public Utility Service. These Lok Adalats deal with cases pertaining to the following public utility Services at Pre-litigation stage