Section 12 of the Legal Services Authorities Act 1987 sets out the criteria for the provision of legal services to rights holders. Section 12 of the Act reads as follows: Any person who is required to file or defend a case is entitled to legal services under this Act if that person – (A) is a member of a planned caste or tribe; (B) victims of trafficking in human beings or begars within the meaning of article 23 of the Constitution; (C) a woman or child; (D) A person suffering from a mental illness or other disability; Chief Justice, Delhi High Court / PATRON-IN-CHIEF, DSLSA * Registered at the Delhi Bar Council on 24 July 1986. * Has practised as a lawyer, various in matters related to appellate and order courts, original civil and appellate courts, company jurisdiction and criminal jurisdiction at Delhi High Court. Additional District and Session Judge/SPECIAL SECRETARY, DSLSA Judge, Delhi High Court/EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, DSLSA Metropolitan Magistrate/ADDITIONAL SECRETARY, DSLSA. The central office of the Delhi State Legal Services Authority operates from Ist Floor, Patiala House Courts, New Delhi. The DSLSA operates under the administrative control of the Delhi Supreme Court.