न्याय सेतुNYAYSETU FOUNDATION

The bridge between people and justice.

Nyaysetu connects people who can't afford a lawyer with volunteer advocates who can help — for free, in their own language, close to home.

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Helpline (Mon–Sat, 9am–6pm): 1800-120-4567 — toll-free, 11 languages

हमारा कामOUR MISSION

Justice shouldn't depend on what you can afford.

Most people who need a lawyer in India never get one — not because they don't have a case, but because they don't know where to start, can't pay a retainer, or can't get to a court that's hours away.

Nyaysetu closes that gap. We take a person's problem — a land dispute, an unpaid wage, an unsafe marriage — and match it with a volunteer lawyer who can actually take it on, in the language the person speaks, over phone, video, or in person.

Legal aid is our founding focus, but not our only one. As a registered public charitable trust, Nyaysetu also works in education, healthcare access, and skill-building for the same communities we represent — because a family's legal problem is rarely the only problem they're facing.

A bridge only matters if people can actually cross it. So we measure ourselves on cases closed, not cases opened.

प्रक्रियाHOW IT WORKS

From your problem to a lawyer, in three steps.

01 / CALL OR VISIT

Tell us what's happening

Call the helpline or visit a local Nyaysetu desk. No forms, no fees — just explain the problem in your own words.

02 / GET MATCHED

We find the right advocate

Within 48 hours, we match you with a volunteer lawyer who handles cases like yours, near where you live.

03 / GET REPRESENTED

Your lawyer takes it from here

Your advocate represents you at no cost, and Nyaysetu stays on the case until it's resolved — not just filed.

सेवाएंWHAT WE HANDLE

Legal aid across the disputes people actually face.

भूमि अधिकार

Land & property

Disputed ownership, illegal eviction, inheritance claims.

परिवार व विवाह

Family & marriage

Divorce, custody, maintenance, dowry harassment.

श्रम अधिकार

Labour & wages

Unpaid wages, wrongful termination, workplace injury.

महिला सुरक्षा

Women's safety

Domestic violence protection orders, harassment cases.

उपभोक्ता अधिकार

Consumer rights

Fraud, faulty goods, and services disputes.

आपराधिक सहायता

Criminal defence aid

Bail applications and defence for those who can't afford counsel.

7 mo. CASE DURATION, LAND DISPUTE

कहानी

"I'd been trying to get my late father's land registered in my name for three years. Nobody at the tehsil office would explain what I was missing. Nyaysetu's lawyer read the file once and knew exactly what was wrong."

— Complainant, Sant Kabir Nagar district, name withheld at request