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
The president has urged that the increasing number of undertrials be tackled. The solution lies in a criminal justice monitoring board to track the progress of criminal cases and sticking to CrPC timelines.
The Division Bench of Justice Rohit Arya and Justice Deepak Kumar Agarwal appreciated the gesture of senior members of the Bar Association for their intervention to resolve the controversy