Omnarayan Sharma Vs. State of M.P. & Ors.

Madhya Pradesh High Court (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

WRIT PETITION, 1930 of 2020, Judgment Date: Jul 06, 2021

Law laid down:-

(i) Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 and NALSA (Effective Implementation of Poverty Alleviation Schemes) Scheme, 2015 gives wide scope to the State Authority & District Authority to file appropriate legal proceedings to ensure that the complainant/beneficiary receives the benefit under the NALSA (Effective Implementation of Poverty Alleviation Schemes) Scheme, 2015. Appropriate legal proceedings include private complaint, complaint before Lokayukt and to file petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India as Public Interest Litigation;

(ii) As per the Scheme of 2015, poverty is a multidimensional experience and it includes issues like health, sanitation,, access to water, education, subsidies and basic services, social exclusion, discrimination etc;

(iii) District Legal Services Authority (DALSA) must undertake training to sensitize the volunteers/activist about the great responsibility bestowed upon them and to act as healers of society.

Omnarayan Sharma Vs. State of M.P. & Ors.