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22/06/23 06:49 AM IST

Tele-Law

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  • Department of Justice’s TeleLaw aims at improving lives of citizens through free pre-litigation advice and making justice delivery accessible & efficient for all, reaching the remote corners of the country to bridge the digital divide.
Tele-Law
  • It is a service that uses video conferencing facilities and telephone services to connect lawyers to litigants who need legal advice.
  • This service aims to reach out to the needy, especially the marginalised and disadvantaged.
  • The service is provided through Common Service Centres or CSCs located at gram panchayat level.
  • It enables anyone to seek legal advice without wasting precious time and money.
  • The service is free for those who are eligible for free legal Aid as mentioned under Section 12 of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.
  • For all others a nominal fee of Rs. 30 is charged.
  • It is available in 22 official languages.
Advice can be taken in following matters
  • Dowry, family dispute, divorce, protection from domestic violence.
  • Sexual harassment, sexual abuse, eve teasing at the workplace.
  • Maintenance of women, children and senior citizens.
  • Rights regarding property and land.
  • Equal wages for males and females.
  • Maternity benefits and prevention of foeticide.
  • Prohibition of child marriage, protection of children from sexual assault, prevention of child labour and implementing right to education.
  • Arrest – (F.I.R)/ process of registering the First Information Report.
  • Atrocities against scheduled castes/ scheduled tribes and their rehabilitation.
Source- PIB

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