Legal aid has a very important role in implementing access to justice for the poor and needy. It aims at rendering free legal services to individuals who are not in the position to pay lawyer’s fees. It recognizes that access to justice is a fundamental right, but still, obstacles remain
A judgment passed by the Kerala High Court for compensation to the victims has been disregarded by the state. The judicial directions are based on fundamental rights and are not an example of judicial overreach
The Report recommends against the total repeal of the sedition law and is in favour of retaining and enlarging the offence. It could have thought of amendments to terror laws that would study the distinction between anti-State and constitutionally sincere criticism of governance.