Prelims 2020 · Polity and Constitution · Question 39
In India, Legal Services Authorities provide free legal services to which of the following type of citizens? 1. Person with an annual income of less than Rs. 1,00,000 2. Transgender with an annual income of less than Rs. 2,00,000 3. Member of Other Backward Classes (OBC) with an annual income of less than Rs. 3,00,000 4. All Senior Citizens. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Answer
1 and 2 only
1. Person with annual income less than Rs. 1,00,000 — Correct. Under the Legal Services Authorities Act, persons falling below the prescribed income ceiling are eligible; Rs. 1,00,000 is the usual threshold for cases before courts other than the Supreme Court (the exact limit may vary by authority/state, but this statement is broadly valid).
2. Transgender with annual income less than Rs. 2,00,000 — Correct. After the 2015 NALSA-related inclusion, transgender persons are entitled to free legal aid; the statement adds an income condition, but transgender persons are covered beneficiaries.
3. Member of OBC with annual income less than Rs. 3,00,000 — Incorrect. OBC status by itself is not a category entitled to free legal services under Section 12 of the Legal Services Authorities Act.
4. All Senior Citizens — Incorrect. Senior citizens are not universally entitled merely by age under the central Act; eligibility depends on falling within specified categories such as income, disability, etc.
Therefore, 1 and 2 only are correct.