Objective to
create awareness about availability of legal services for marginalized sections
of society: Justice Magrey
SRINAGAR, JUNE 14: Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey
today said that J&K High Court in collaboration with National Legal Services
Authority (NLSA) is going to organize one-day State-level Conference in
Srinagar on “Empowering the Marginalized Through Legal Services”.
He said the
maiden conference would be organized at SKICC on 20th June 2018
and the objective of the conference is to create awareness about the
availability of legal services for poor and marginalized segments of society.
Justice Magrey,
who is also the Chairman of the J&K High Court Legal Services Committee and
State Juvenile Justice Committee, said the aim of the conference is to educate
down-trodden sections of the society about availing legal help to get benefits
from different government schemes, whether from health, education, social
welfare schemes.
He said the
conference is aimed at making such sections of the society to understand that
the benefits availed by them are their rights from the State who framed several
schemes through enactment of several laws having constitutional mandate through
Legal Services under J&K State Legal Services Authorities Act, 1995 and
National Legal Services Authority
Act.
He said the Conference will be
attended by Senior Supreme Court Judge, Rajan Gogoi, Acting Chief Justice of
J&K High Court, J&K High Court Judges, working lawyers, para-legal
lawyers, resource persons.
Justice Magrey
said that around 500 participants have been identified who are marginalized
section of our society being women, children, physically handicapped will be
trained for availing benefits from various State and Central Government
Schemes. "Para Legal Lawyers and resource persons will train these people
in camps being organized in Jammu, Srinagar, Leh and Kargil," he added.
He said the event will also follow legal literacy camps in various
schools to educate students about Constitution, women rights etc.
Post A Comment:
0 comments so far,add yours