Legal awareness can be described as the legal consciousness that empowers individuals regarding issues involving the law. It helps to be conscious about the legal culture, participation in the formation of laws, and the rule of law. Besides being an eye-opener, legal awareness is the key fighter against exploitation and it aids a person to liberate himself from the executive or any other established authority. Legal consciousness is defined by Ewick and Silbey as “the process by which people make sense of their experiences by relying on legal categories and concepts.” People do this even when they are not familiar with the details and minutia of law or the legal system. They explain that there are cultural schemas provided by law that people use to make sense of their experiences. This is referred to as legality. The concept of legality includes "the meanings, sources, authority and cultural practices that are commonly recognized as legal, regardless of who employs them or for what ends." These meanings and sources are different ways of knowing by enabling people to make sense of what happens to them and what that might mean in terms of their rights and options. This process of understanding legal experiences occurs within a larger ecosystem in which there are disputes over meaning and values. Seron and Munger explain that "in addition, the class may affect legal consciousness: Law may mean different things depending on an individual's location in the various hierarchies of status, prestige, and knowledge associated with membership in a social class”. Also, according to P. Sathasivam, the Ex-Chief Justice of India, “legal literacy is the core basis of the survival of our constitutional democracy. Our entire judicial setup functions on the presumptions that all people are aware of their rights and can approach the concerned institution.”The majority of our citizens are unaware of the country's legal structures, as well as their human rights. People are conscious of it, but because of their economic and social disadvantages, they are unable to afford it. They are unable to retain the expertise of legal counsel, which has been an expensive matter. By the 42nd Amendment of the Constitution in 1976, the Parliament of India incorporated a particular Directive Principle, namely Article 39-A, intending to provide free legal assistance to deserving parts of society.
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