Justice Misra, who is also the Executive Chairman of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), while launching the revamped website of SCLSC said the committee aims to engage quality lawyers and was planning to enhance remuneration for the legal aid lawyers.
"Now justice is accessible at the click of a mouse. At all levels, only lawyers who are competent and committed will be engaged and the committee is planning to enhance the remuneration to the legal aid lawyers," Justice Misra said.
The inmates of various prisons across the country can now have their grievances redressed through this system and it will curb delay in filing their matters before Supreme Court, the apex court judge said.
Around 25 central and district jail authorities participated in the live video conferencing in which the judges enquired about the legal service clinics and efforts they make to spread legal awareness among undertrials.
"The Supreme Court is not unapproachable for the convicts who are in jail. We are not beyond their reach," Justice Gogoi said.
He also said that around 1200 appeals are pending in the apex court which have been filed by convicts from different jails all over the country through the SCLSC.
The apex court judges, during their interaction with the jail authorities, asked about the number of undertrials lodged in their respective prisons and the facilities for the legal aid lawyers to interact privately.
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