Functioning of Legal Aid Clinics for HIV

 

FUNCTIONING OF LEGAL AID CLINIC FOR HIV/AIDS AT NAMAKKAL

The Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority with the help of Tamil Nadu AIDS control Society and the District Administration, Namakkal arranged to open a Legal Aid Clinic at Namakkal and the Legal Aid Clinic at Namakkal was inaugurated by the Hon’ble Patron-in-Chief, Tamil Nadu state Legal Services Authority, the Hon’ble Chief Justice, Thiru. A.P.Shah, in the presence of Hon’ble Tmt.Justice Prabha Sridevan and Hon’ble Thiru. Justice M.Jaichandran, Judges High Court, Madras.

Prior to the inauguration, a preliminary meeting was organised with the persons living with HIV/AIDS, as many as 24 representations were received, and follow up action are being taken by the District Legal Services Authority, Namakkal.

The Legal Aid Clinic is functioning in the Government Head Quarters Hospital, Namakkal on every Wednesday between 2.00 P.M. and 4.00 P.M. and also on every Saturday between 10.00 A.M. and 12.00 Noon.

The Panel Lawyers from the District Legal Services Authority, Namakkal are deputed to attend the said clinic to offer legal advice. They are also receiving applications from the persons living with HIV/AIDS and processing and providing necessary legal assistance. If their grievances are to be focused before the Court of law, such applications will be registered in the District legal Services Authority, Namakkal and further actions will be taken.

This Authority is proposed to open Legal Aid Clinic for the persons living with HIV/aids in Dindigul and also in every District Head Quarters where there is need.

Since it is in the preliminary stage no progress has been shown at present. However, the District Legal Services Authority, Namakkal has been taking care of the persons living with HIV/AIDS in all aspects, irrespective of whether it is Matrimonial, Civil dispute or any other disputes.

Initially in the month of April a report has been received from the District Legal Services Authority, Namakkal stating that 24 applications were received from the persons living with HIV/AIDS most of them are of civil nature. Out of the 24 applications processed in the Counselling centre of the District legal Services Authority, Namakkal two cases were settled. Other applications are pending process in the Counselling Centre of the District Legal Services Authority, Namakkal.

S.No.

Category

Number of applications received

Number of Cases Settled

Number of cases otherwise disposed

Number of Cases pending in Counselling

1

Civil

21

3

12

6

2

Matrimonial

3

-

2

1

 

Total

24

3*

14

7

*Note: 1. The Petitioner is claiming partition of the property. Both parties turned up for enquiry and advised are given to both parties. Both Parties entered in to compromise and agreed for partition and partition deed was executed and registered in favour of the Petitioner.

2. The Petitioner is claiming partition of property. Both parties turned up for enquiry and fathering-law agreed to make partition for 35 cents and for cash of Rs.10, 000/-

3. The petitioner is claiming partition of property from her husband. Petitioner has reported that both have cordial relationship on process of this petition.

LEGAL AID CLINIC AT NAMAKKAL

Number of applications received and disposed particulars from April 2007 to 30.04.2008

S.No.

CATEGORIES

Number of applications

1

Pending from previous month

20

2

Received during the month

9

3

Total for disposal

29

4

Settled/Compromised

1

5

Forwarded to other Authorities/Government

-

7

Pending in Counselling centre with process

28