Explanation
1. The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 provides for the provision of free legal services to certain categories of citizens.
2. Statement 1: Section 12 of the Act specifies eligibility criteria. It includes persons whose annual income is less than the amount prescribed by the State Government, if the case is before a court other than the Supreme Court, or less than the amount prescribed by the Central Government, if the case is before the Supreme Court. The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) has set income ceilings, which vary by state but are generally around ₹1,00,000 or higher for cases before lower courts. Thus, a person with an annual income of less than ₹ 1,00,000 is generally eligible. (Correct)
3. Statement 2: Section 12(k) was amended by the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, to explicitly include Transgender persons as eligible for free legal services. The NALSA (Free and Competent Legal Services) Regulations, 2010, set the annual income ceiling for transgender persons at ₹2,00,000. Thus, a Transgender with an annual income of less than ₹ 2,00,000 is eligible. (Correct)
4. Statement 3: Section 12 includes members of Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes. It does *not* automatically include Members of Other Backward Classes (OBC) based on their caste status alone. An OBC member would need to qualify based on the income criteria or other criteria like being a woman, child, or victim of trafficking, etc. The specified income limit of ₹3,00,000 for OBC is not a standard criterion. (Incorrect)
5. Statement 4: Section 12 does not automatically grant eligibility to All Senior Citizens. Senior Citizens need to meet the prescribed income criteria or fall under other specific categories (like being a victim of mass disaster, etc.) to be eligible. (Incorrect)
6. Therefore, statements 1 and 2 represent eligible categories.