Free Legal Aid
Our Role
Thank you for reaching out to Legal Services Clinic, NLSIU. Firstly, we would like to clarify that we are an entirely student-run clinic and are not eligible to provide legal advice.
We assist people by connecting them to lawyers who are willing to take on their cases on a pro bono basis and provide support to the lawyers as needed. Our pro bono lawyers, many of them NLSIU alumni, are based in cities including Bengaluru, Delhi, Chandigarh, and Pune.
Our matters have spanned housing disputes, domestic violence, workplace harassment, family law, education grievances, and access to welfare schemes.
Eligibility
We provide free legal aid to individuals filing or defending cases in any court of law. The following categories are entitled to our assistance:
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Member of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe
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Person with Disability
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Woman or Child
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Person from the LGBQTIA+ community
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Senior Citizen
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Victim of a Mass Disaster, Ethnic Violence, Caste Atrocity, Flood, Drought, Earthquake, or Industrial Disaster
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Victim of Child Labour or Trafficking in Human Beings
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Industrial Workman
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Person in Custody (including those in Protective Homes, Juvenile Homes, or Psychiatric Hospitals)
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Person whose annual income from all sources does not exceed Rs. 3,00,000/-
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Single-earning member of the family
Note: These categories are not exhaustive. If your situation is not listed above, please feel free to contact us with details explaining why you need our assistance. We will do our best to accommodate your concerns and help you access the legal support you need.