Public Interest Lawyering, Legal Aid and State Legal Services Authority  (A Quick Reference Guide from LexisNexis in Q&A Series)

The text covers the important topics of lawyering such as, functions of lawyering, demerits of lawyering system in India, 'locus standi' versus public interest litigation, criticism against public interest litigation, public interest litigation on environmental, water and noise pullution issues. The book also covers tipics of legal aid and its scope, committees on legal aid, reconnendation of Justic V R Krisha Iyer's report on legal aid, provisions for legal aid, model scheme for legal aid programme.

Lastly, the book covers topics like functions of central authority, constitution and functions of district authorities, entitlement to legal services, importance of legal literacy, lok adalat and its functions, important decisions of Supreme Court on legal aid and lok adalat, importance of law journals, law office management, use of computers in legal work.

Key Features:-

• Contains around 40 short and essay questions and answers focusing on quick conceptual clarity, and over 80 important cases which may be expected in examinations.
• Answers are supplemented with numerous judgments, case law and citations
• Helps students to prepare for exams and enhances their answer-writing skills by providing comprehensive and to-the-point answers
• Presents topics in question and answer format, as a tool in last - minute rapid revision
• Provides frequently-asked questions based on previous years' question papers from major universities in the form of essay questions, short questions and important cases.

The Author Mr.Rosedar SRA is Additional Public Prosecutor Grade II in the Principal Assistant Sessions (SINCE 1989) Judge Court, Chittoor. Previously, he served as a Legal Adviser cum Special Public Prosecutor in the Anti-Corruption Bureau Court, Nellore. He has also served as a Resource person for various academies such as AP Police Academy; AP Forest Academy, Hyderabad, AP; Judicial Academy, Secundrabad, A.P. and the National Anti-Human Trafficking Mission (NAHTM).His work has been recognised by the state government and has been conferred commendations in 2005 and 2013 for his contribution in the field of prosecution while working in Nellore and Kadapa districts of A.P, respectively.