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Application of legal ajd.-( I) Any person eligible for JegaJ atd under s ctton 33 may, at any stage of legal proceeding apply for legal aid lo the district lcgaJ aid and legal advice cornrntttee In such form as may be prescribed: Provtded that. wh re appllcat Ion hns been mad , und .. r se Uon 38 for legal advice. no fresh applJcaUon for legal ald shall b nece sary, and lhe dlstrtct l gal aid and le?::d advice commJtlcc shall, subject to Lhe provisions of sub-sccuon (2) of that s cuon proceed to grant legal aid, as if th appUcaUon under sub-section ( IJ of that section were an appllcaUon for ?rant of I gaJ aJd. (2) The district. legal aJd and legal advice committee. t.o which application is made under sub- ectlon (I) shall. subject to the provt ions of this Act. and the rules made thereunder. make an order in such form a may b pre. crtbed sancUontng the grant of legal aid to the applicant. (3) The district legal aid and legal advice ommitt shall send a copy of I he order ?Mn_g legal aid lo t.he aided person to the court In which legal proce ·ding i lob insututecl or IL t. pending for disposal. •1 2 39-AJ. (Emergency powers of the LegaJ Aid Officers and Chair· man of the Board or CommittecsJ.-( l) 3!1fin lhe opiaJon of Lh , Legal Afd Officer of the dislrict or lah.sll. as the case may be, or t n lhe opinion of th Chairman of the Board or a CornmJtreeJ any emergency ha arisen which requires Immediate ac-Uon to be taken, the <t[LegaJ Aid Officer of the dlstricl or tahsll, as lhe case may be. or t.he Chairman.] shaJl take such action as he deern necessary In ant.lclpaUon of the ---- 603 SAM.A.I KE KAMJOR ... VTDHJK SARAYATA ... ACT, 1976 S.41 COM1vIENTA RY approval of the Board or the committee and shall at the earliest opportunity thereafter report his acUon Lo the Board or the committee. a U1e case m(J y be. • 1((2)On receipt. of a report under sub-seclJon (1) lflhe Board or th Commltte . as the case may be. does not approve of the action taken by Legal Aid Officer of the dist:r1ct or lahstI. as the case may be, or the Chairman IL shall refer the matter- (!) In ca of action taken by the Chairman of lhe Board, to the State Government; (il) in case of action taken by lhe Chairman of the DI trict Legal Aid and Legal Advice Connnltt .e. to the Board; (UH In case of action taken by the Chairman of the tahsll Legal Afd and Legal AdVice Commme • to the District LegaJ Aid and Legal Advice Committee: {Iv) In case of action taken by the ChaJrmnn of the gram Legal Aid and Legal Advice Commit.tee. to the Tahsil Legal Aid and LegaJ Advice Commlttcc: (v) in cas of action taken by LcgaJ Aid Officer of a dlstr1ct or Tahsll to the Secretary of the Board for placing the matter before the Board; whose declsl.on thereon hall be final.]