Taught as amended in 1994 and 2002, including Permanent Lok Adalats. Income ceilings for free legal aid are set by notification and are not stated as current figures.
The sections below are the ones the LL.B. papers examine on this Act, with the unit that covers each and the cases decided on it. The official text is on India Code ↗.
Sections in the syllabus
s. 2(1)(e)
s. 2(1)(f)
s. 2(2)
s. 4
s. 5
s. 6
s. 7
s. 7(1)
s. 7(2)(c)
s. 7(3)
s. 8
- Afcons Infrastructure Ltd. v. Cherian Varkey Construction Co. (P) Ltd. (2010)
- SBP & Co. v. Patel Engineering Ltd. (2005)
- Union of India v. Popular Constructions Co. (2001)
- P. Anand Gajapathi Raju v. P.V.G. Raju (2000)
- Sukanya Holdings (P) Ltd. v. Jayesh H. Pandya (2003)
- Haryana Telecom Ltd. v. Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd. (1999)
- Chiranjilal Shrilal Goenka v. Jasjit Singh (1993)
s. 9
- SBP & Co. v. Patel Engineering Ltd. (2005)
- Sundaram Finance Ltd. v. NEPC India Ltd. (1999)
- Firm Ashok Traders v. Gurumukh Das Saluja (2004)
- Bhatia International v. Bulk Trading S.A. (2002)
- Bharat Aluminium Co. v. Kaiser Aluminium Technical Services (2012)
- M.D., Army Welfare Housing Organisation v. Sumangal Services (P) Ltd. (2004)
s. 10
s. 10(1)
s. 11
s. 11(5)
s. 11(7)
s. 12
s. 12(g)
s. 13
s. 13(1)
s. 14
s. 14(1)(a)
s. 14(2)
s. 16
s. 16(1)
s. 16(2)
s. 16(3)
s. 16(4)
s. 16(5)
s. 16(6)
s. 17
s. 18
s. 19
s. 20
s. 20(5)
s. 21
s. 24
s. 24(3)
s. 26
s. 27
s. 29A
s. 30
s. 31(3)
s. 32(2)(c)
s. 33
s. 34
- K.K. Modi v. K.N. Modi (1998)
- SBP & Co. v. Patel Engineering Ltd. (2005)
- Narayan Prasad Lohia v. Nikunj Kumar Lohia (2002)
- Olympus Superstructures (P) Ltd. v. Meena Vijay Khetan (1999)
- Union of India v. Popular Constructions Co. (2001)
- National Thermal Power Corporation v. Singer Company (1993)
- Fuerst Day Lawson Ltd. v. Jindal Exports Ltd. (2001)
- Bharat Aluminium Co. v. Kaiser Aluminium Technical Services (2012)
- P. Anand Gajapathi Raju v. P.V.G. Raju (2000)
- Sukanya Holdings (P) Ltd. v. Jayesh H. Pandya (2003)
- T.N. Electricity Board v. Sumathi (2000)
- K.P. Poulose v. State of Kerala (1975)
- Rudramani Devaru v. Shrimad Maharaj Niranjan Jagadguru (2005)
- Sudarshan Trading Co. v. Government of Kerala (1989)
- Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. v. Saw Pipes Ltd. (2003)
- Board of Control for Cricket in India v Kochi Cricket Pvt Ltd (2018)
s. 34(1)
s. 34(2)
s. 34(2)(a)
s. 34(3)
s. 34(4)
s. 36
s. 36(2)
s. 36(3)
s. 37
s. 37(1)(a)
s. 37(2)
s. 37(2)(a)
s. 39
s. 42
s. 43
s. 43(4)
s. 44
s. 45A
s. 47
s. 48
s. 48(1)
s. 49
s. 50
s. 61
s. 62
s. 65B
s. 65B(2)
s. 65B(4)
s. 67
s. 74
s. 75
s. 80
s. 81
s. 85(2)(a)
s. 87
s. 89
- Afcons Infrastructure Ltd. v. Cherian Varkey Construction Co. (P) Ltd. (2010)
- Haresh Dayaram Thakur v. State of Maharashtra (2000)
- K. Srinivas Rao v. D.A. Deepa (2013)
- Sukanya Holdings (P) Ltd. v. Jayesh H. Pandya (2003)
- T.N. Electricity Board v. Sumathi (2000)
- Salem Advocates Bar Association v. Union of India (2005)
s. 138
s. 273
s. 304
s. 320
s. 395
s. 482
s. 498A
s. Preamble; Article 39A of the Constitution
Covered in Unit 1 · The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, Unit 1 · The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.
s. ss. 3, 3A, 6, 8A, 9, 11A
Covered in Unit 1 · The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, Unit 1 · The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.
s. ss. 4, 7(2)(c)
Covered in Unit 1 · The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, Unit 1 · The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.
s. ss. 12, 13
Covered in Unit 1 · The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, Unit 1 · The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.
s. ss. 19, 20
Covered in Unit 1 · The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, Unit 1 · The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.
s. ss. 21, 22
Covered in Unit 1 · The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, Unit 1 · The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.
s. ss. 22A-22E
Covered in Unit 1 · The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, Unit 1 · The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.
Cases on this Act
- Hussainara Khatoon v. State of Bihar (1979)
- Khatri v. State of Bihar (1981)
- Suk Das v. Union Territory of Arunachal Pradesh (1986)
- Centre of Legal Research v. State of Kerala (1986)
- Afcons Infrastructure Ltd. v. Cherian Varkey Construction Co. (P) Ltd. (2010)
- K.K. Modi v. K.N. Modi (1998)
- SBP & Co. v. Patel Engineering Ltd. (2005)
- Narayan Prasad Lohia v. Nikunj Kumar Lohia (2002)
- Olympus Superstructures (P) Ltd. v. Meena Vijay Khetan (1999)
- Union of India v. Popular Constructions Co. (2001)
- National Thermal Power Corporation v. Singer Company (1993)
- Fuerst Day Lawson Ltd. v. Jindal Exports Ltd. (2001)
- Haresh Dayaram Thakur v. State of Maharashtra (2000)
- Dayawati v. Yogesh Kumar Gosain (2017)
- K. Srinivas Rao v. D.A. Deepa (2013)
- S.P. Gupta v. President of India (1982)
- People's Union for Democratic Rights v. Union of India (1982)
- Bandhua Mukti Morcha v. Union of India (1984)
- M.C. Mehta v. Union of India (1987)
- Anvar P.V. v. P.K. Basheer (2014)
- Sundaram Finance Ltd. v. NEPC India Ltd. (1999)
- Firm Ashok Traders v. Gurumukh Das Saluja (2004)
- Thyssen Stahlunion GmbH v. Steel Authority of India (1999)
- Bhatia International v. Bulk Trading S.A. (2002)
- Bharat Aluminium Co. v. Kaiser Aluminium Technical Services (2012)
- P. Anand Gajapathi Raju v. P.V.G. Raju (2000)
- P.B. Ray v. Union of India (1973)
- State of Punjab v. Om Prakash (1988)
- Wellington Associates Ltd. v. Kirit Mehta (2000)
- Sukanya Holdings (P) Ltd. v. Jayesh H. Pandya (2003)
- Haryana Telecom Ltd. v. Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd. (1999)
- Chiranjilal Shrilal Goenka v. Jasjit Singh (1993)
- T.N. Electricity Board v. Sumathi (2000)
- Padam Chand Jain v. Hukam Chand Jain (1999)
- K.P. Poulose v. State of Kerala (1975)
- Continental Construction Co. v. State of Madhya Pradesh (1988)
- Jivrajbhai Ujamshi Sheth v. Chintamanrao Balaji (1965)
- Shri Ram Ram Niranjan v. Union of India (2001)
- Deepa Galvanising Engg. Industries (P) Ltd. v. Govt. of India (1998)
- Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigam Ltd. v. G. Harischandra Reddy (2007)
- Union of India v. G.S. Atwal (1996)
- M.D., Army Welfare Housing Organisation v. Sumangal Services (P) Ltd. (2004)
- Rudramani Devaru v. Shrimad Maharaj Niranjan Jagadguru (2005)
- Sudarshan Trading Co. v. Government of Kerala (1989)
- M.C.D. v. Jagan Nath Ashok Kumar (1987)
- Alopi Parshad & Sons Ltd. v. Union of India (1960)
- Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. v. Saw Pipes Ltd. (2003)
- Board of Control for Cricket in India v Kochi Cricket Pvt Ltd (2018)
- Salem Advocates Bar Association v. Union of India (2005)
- Gian Singh v. State of Punjab (2012)
- Parbatbhai Aahir v. State of Gujarat (2017)
- SIL Import, USA v. Exim Aides Silk Exporters
- State of Maharashtra v. Dr. Praful B. Desai
- Basavaraj R. Patil v. State of Karnataka