# camp activities and assistance may be had from other judicial officers

- **Citation:** C.L.No. 28/VII-d/108-admn.(F)
- **Court:** Allahabad High Court
- **Decided:** 1989-06-21
- **Case number:** C.L.No. 28/VII-d/108-admn.(F)
- **Source:** https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/camp-activities-and-assistance-may-be-had-from-other-judicial-officers-163953
- **Pages:** 2

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483

The reconciliation of disputes is done by the members of the committee, which
includes lawyers and social workers. The judicial officers should not take active part in
reconciliation of disputes but there is no objection to their otherwise taking part under the
guidance of the District Judge and in advising and guiding suitably the members of the
committee in the performance of their functions. The judicial officers who have original
territorial jurisdiction in the area where a camp is held should not be associated with the
camp activities and assistance may be had from other judicial officers.

An officer of the rank of Munsif-Magistrate/Judicial Magistrate or Chief Judicial
Magistrate to be nominated by the District Judge is supposed to be the member-secretary
of the District Legal Aid Committee. His functions are mainly of administrative nature
and he too need not come in direct touch with litigants much less in the matter of
reconciliation of disputes.

The District Judges may make available a room or other improvised
accommodation in their buildings for establishing a legal aid office where certain
members of the committee and the staff of the legal aid office may sit and transact their
business.
C.L.No. 28/VII-d/108-admn.(F) dated 3rd June, 1985

In the capacity of Chairman of the District Legal Aid Committee, District Judges
are supposed to take active interest in implementing the scheme of legal aid. In case any
guidance or advise in implementing the scheme is needed, they may seek necessary
guidance and advice from the U.P. Legal Aid and Advice Board, 510, Jawahar Bhawan,
Lucknow, under intimation to the Court.
C.L.No.81/VII-d-108/LAAB/LA dated 4th December, 1987

The District Judges should send the monthly progress reports in the requisite
proforma to Executive Chairman, U.P. Legal Aid and Advice Board, 510, Jawahar
Bhawan, Lucknow on the first day of the following month positively.
Circular Orders of the High Court
PROFORMA
STATISTICAL INFORMATION WITH REGARD TO IMPLEMENTATION OF
LEGAL AID PROGRAMME IN THE DISTRICT OF ..............FOR THE
MONTH OF ...........
1. LEGAL AID
No. of Applications pending
on the 1st of the month
No of applications
received during the month
No of
applications
disposed of
Balance
carried forward
2. BREAK UP OF BENEFICIARIES
SC
ST
BC
WOMEN
CHILDREN
OTHERS
TOTAL

3. NO OF LEGAL AID CAMPS HELD AND CASES DISPOSED OF
No. of camps
Persons
benefitted
Cases
decided
MACT cases
decided
Compensation
awarded
484
4.
LOK ADALATS, if any, held. If so, number of cases settled and

compensation awarded (in MACT cases etc.)
No of Lok
adalats
Cases settled
Persons
benefitted
MACT
cases
settled
Compensation
awarded

5. PARA-LEGAL-Training Programme, if any, held
6. Legal Literacy Programme (If conducted)
7. Expenditure incurred during the month Rs. ..................
C.L.No.1/VII-d-108/LAAB/LA/Admn. (G) dated 11th January, 1988

The legal aid programmes are run by the Government and the judiciary as
Government sponsored programmes, which have got a statutory base by the passing of
the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. The District Judge, who is ex-officio chairman
of the District Legal Aid Committee in his district, has to organise legal aid camps and
lok adalats some times at the headquarters of the district and sometimes at Tahsil or block
headquarters. To assess its suitability, he has to visit the proposed venue of the lok adalat
in anticipation and then on the date of the lok adalat he has to go there for supervising the
affairs. Since the District Judges have not been provided with staff car at government
expense and they are also the presidents of Legal Aid Committees, they are empowered
to undertake journey by the staff car in connection with legal aid programmes like lok
adalats and bear the expenses of petrol from the legal aid budget placed at their disposal
by the board.
C.L.No.35/VII d-108/LAAB/LA dated 21st June, 1989

In cases a civil court employee is detained for doing work in connection with
legal aid camps and lok adalats, he shall be entitled to the travelling and daily allowance
or compensatory leave in lieu thereof. It is also made clear that the expenses of traveling
and daily allowance shall be borne out of the budget placed at the disposal of District
Judge by the U.P. Legal Aid and Advice Board and not by the Court.
(i)
Legal Aid Programme
C.L.No. 7/VIId-108/LAAB/LA/Admn. (G) dated 2 February, 1990
In continuation of Court's Circular Letter No. 35/VIId-108/LAAB/LA, dated June
21, 1989, on the above subject, I am directed to say that with regard to implementation of
Legal Aid Programmes in the judgeship, the Court has been pleased to order that the
District Judges of Mirzapur, Dehradun and Lakhimpur Kheri and the Judicial Officers
working as Member Secretary, District Legal Aid Committee and any other officer
deputed by the concerned District Judge may participate in the Legal Aid Programme
/Para Legal Training Course. The dates on which they are out in connection with the said
programmes/training will be exempt from the quota of work and they will be entitled to
usual allowance, if any from the funds provided by the Legal Aid Board.
The contents of the above Circular Letter may kindly be brought to the notice of
all concerned.