State Profile PUDUCHERRY ( पुडुचेरी )
| Patron in Chief | Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ameeshwar Pratap Sahi Patron-in-Chief |
| Executive Chairman | Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vineet Kothari Executive Chairman |
| Member Secretary | Ms. V.Sofana Devi Member Secretary |
| Address & Contact Details |
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| U.T. of Puducherry Legal Services Authority, No.3, Lal Bahadur Shastri Street, Puducherry - 605001. |
| Phone : (O) 0413-2338831, M: 09952551164 |
| Email : msutplsa@gmail.com |
| Total No. of DLSAs | Total No. of TLSCs | Total No. of Full time Secretaries of DLSAs sanctioned | Total No. of Full time Secretaries of DLSAs appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Total No. of Mediators Trained
| MCPC | Non MCPC | Total |
| 63 | - | 63 |
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Legal aid beneficiaries:
| Categories | 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC | 78 | 50 | 88 | 57 |
| ST | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| BC | 183 | - | - | - |
| Women | 343 | 284 | 348 | 324 |
| Children | 140 | 123 | 385 | 526 |
| In custody | 182 | 93 | 38 | 87 |
| Persons with Disability | - | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Industrial Workmen | - | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Transgender | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victim of Traffincking in Human Beings or Begar |
- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victim of Mass Disaster Violence, Flood, Draught Earthquake and Industrial Disaster |
- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| General (whose annual income does not eceed the prescribed limit) |
- | 123 | 178 | 256 |
| Others | 66 | 53 | 131 | 38 |
| TOTAL | 993 | 729 | 1176 | 1299 |
Legal Literacy/Legal Awareness camps/programmes
| 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Programmes held | 103 | 113 | 108 |
| Persons attended | 8195 | 9645 | 6835 |
Annual Income Ceiling limit u/s 12(h) of the Act: Rs. 1,00,000/-
Legal Services Clinics (upto Mar. 19)
| Colleges / Universities | Villeges | Community Centers | Courts | Jails | JJBs | For the people of North-East | Others | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Legal Services Clinics | 9 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 71 |
| No. of persons visited | 110 | 76 | 44 | 0 | 1229 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1469 |
| No. of persons provided legal assistance | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 167 |
Disposal of Lok Adalat
| National Lok Adalat in 2018 |
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Total No. of ADR Centers : 2
Total No. of Mediation Centers (other than ADR Centers) : 2
Victim Compensation Schemes
| Years | Applications received directly by Legal Services Institutions (A) | Applications / orders marked / directed by and Court (B) | Applications received including COurt Orders (A+B) | Applications Decided | Applications Pending | Compensation Awarded in (Rs.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 300000 |
| 2017-18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 300000 |