Question

Rajasthan State Legal Service Authority (RSLSA) came into existence in:
1. 1950
2. 1987
3. 1997
4. 1998

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : 1998

The correct answer is 1998.

• RSLSA:
  • Rajasthan State Legal Service Authority is an institution created for providing social, economic and political justice to all the citizens. 
  • The Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority came into a continuation on 7th July 1998 by the notification circulated by the State Government.

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• The Constitution of India promises for providing social, economic, and political justice to all the citizens.
• Article 39 A of the Constitution of India provides for free legal aid to the poor and weaker sections of the society, to promote justice on the basis of equal opportunity.
• RSLSA: In 1987, the Legal Services Authorities Act was enacted by the Parliament, which came into existence on 9th November 1995.
• This has supervised the frame-up of Legal Services Authorities at the National, State and District levels along with Legal Services Committees at the Supreme Court, High Court, and the Taluka levels.
• The Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority Rules, 1995 was framed by the Government of Rajasthan in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court. 
• Thus, The Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority came into a continuation on 7th July 1998 by the notification circulated by the State Government.