Tele-Law 2.0 unveiled by Law Minister
- Recently, the Department of Justice, Ministry of Law & Justice launched the Tele-Law 2.0 initiative.
- This version entails the fusion of Tele-Law Services with Nyaya Bandhu pro bono legal services, a merger to further enhance citizen accessibility to legal aid.
The Tele-Law Programme
- Launched by the Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice in collaboration with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in 2017.
- It is operating under the DISHA Scheme.
- Objective: To address cases at the pre–litigation stage.
- Legal advice is made available to everyone under the Tele-Law service.
- Advice is free of Cost to those who are eligible for free legal aid under Section 12 of the Legal Services Authority Act, 1987.
- It connects needy and marginalised people in need of legal aid with the Panel Lawyers via video conferencing or telephonic facilities available at Common Service Centres (CSCs) situated at the panchayat level.
- In addition, the service can also be accessed through the Tele-Law Mobile App.
- Legal matters in which advice can be taken through Tele-Law service include
- 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
- This initiative is in line with Sustainable Development Goal 16
- Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
Prelims Takeaway
- Tele-Law 2.0
- Tele-Law Programme
- Legal Services Authority Act, 1987