Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 17: A legal awareness camp and law fair was organised today at SKUAST-Jammu, R S Pura, by District Legal Services Authority, Jammu, under the directions of Patron-in-Chief, J&K SLSA, Justice Badar Durez Ahmed, Chief Justice of J&K.
The legal awareness camp was organized under the supervision of Chairman DLSA Principal Distt & Sessions Judge, Vinod Chatterji Koul. The camp was organised on the concept envisaged under the new ‘Legal Services Camp Module’ Guidelines of NALSA which is an outreach initiative for legal awareness and empowerment as per the vision of the Executive Chairman NALSA, Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Judge, Supreme Court of India.
The programme was inaugurated by Justice Ali Mohd. Magray, Judge, High Court of J&K in the presence of Justice M K Hanjura, Judge, High Court of J&K.
The programme was attended by Registrar General, High Court of J&K, Sanjay Dhar, Director State Judicial Academy, Abdul Rashid Malik and Member Secretary, J&K SLSA, R N Wattal.
Various departments of Government, including Labour, Social Welfare, Excise, School Education, Horticulture, State Commission for Women, Floriculture, Wildlife, ICPS, Health and various other organisations like AIDS Control Society, Narcotics Bureau, Team Jammu, J&K Bank and others installed their stalls displaying the schemes and programmes undertaken by them for the welfare of the people. Large section of the public was apprised about these schemes and programmes.
Justice Ali Mohd. Magray, while delivering his address, highlighted the scheme and initiatives undertaken as per the new NALSA module for conduct of camps under the leadership of Executive Chairman NALSA, Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Judge, Supreme Court of India. He also emphasised for reaching out to the marginalised sections and creating awareness amongst them.
The camp and law fair was first of its kind initiative undertaken in the State of J&K creating legal consciousness and awareness programme. A cultural programme was also organised on the occasion. Heritage School, Jammu, Govt Higher Secondary School for Boys, R S Pura and MHACS, Nagbani, Jammu presented their cultural programmes on topics ‘Save the Girl Child’, “Drug Abuse’ and ‘National Integrity’. The NALSA theme song was also played on the occasion. Participation certificates and trophies of appreciation were also distributed amongst the participants.
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