Article 39A - Equal justice and free legal aid - Constitution of India

1 [Article 39A. Equal justice and free legal aid.- The State shall secure that the operation of the legal system promotes justice, on a basis of equal opportunity, and shall, in particular, provide free legal aid, by suitable legislation or schemes or in any other way, to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disabilities. ] **************** NOTES:- 1 . Inserted vide Article 8 of the Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act, 1976 dated 18-12-1976 , w.e.f. 03-01-1977.