“Justice at the Margins – A Critical Assessment of Legal Aid Accessibility, Institutional Accountability, and Rural Governance in Kaimur District of Bihar”; *Manish Kumar Pandey, Research Scholar, Narayan School of Law, Gopal Narayan Singh University, Sasaram (Bihar); **Dr. Vinod Kumar Saroj, Professor, Narayan School of Law, Gopal Narayan Singh University, Sasaram (Bihar); ***Dr. Sangeeta Kumari, Associate Professor, Narayan School of Law, Gopal Narayan Singh University, Sasaram (Bihar) | [https://doi-ds.org/doilink/08.2026-19535881/P046/026/004]