JAMMU, MARCH 13: Executive Chairman, J&K SLSA, Justice
Ramalingam Sudhakar today inaugurated a Model Legal Literacy club opened at
S.R.M.L. Higher Secondary School with the objective of disseminating the
message of legal awareness and empowerment vis-à-vis
rights and duties as enshrined in the Constitution.
Vinod ChatterjiKoul, Chairman, DLSA (Pr. District
& Sessions Judge) Jammu, R N Wattal, Member-Secretary, J&K SLSA,
Principal of the School, Shafqat Chib along with SSP Jammu were present on the
occasion.
Students of the school enrolled as members of the
club and undertook to take up the topics as per the NALSA guidelines, 2018 for
effectively ensuring that marginalized sections of the society have an access
to justice.
Executive Chairman J&K SLSA impressed upon the
objective of the Legal Literacy Club and the participation of the students at
school level for the purpose of their empowerment and encouraging them to make
others also aware of their legal rights and duties.
In compliance to the directions of National Legal
Services Authority and J&K State Legal Services Authority, DLSA Jammu had
undertaken outreach programmes by way of opening Legal Service Clinics and
Legal Literacy Clubs in Schools. On March 12, one Legal Literacy Club and two
Legal Aid Clinics were also inaugurated by Executive
Chairman, J&K SLSA, Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar, at Government Girls
Higher Secondary School, Mubarak Mandi, Government College for Women, Parade
and at K.C Law College, Jammu respectively.
Executive Chairman J&K SLSA impressed upon the
objective of the Legal Aid Clinics and the participation of the students at
college level for the purpose of their empowerment and encouraging them to make
others also aware of their legal rights and duties.
On the occasion, under the directions of the
Executive Chairman J&K SLSA, a Campaign “Student Movement to
Eradicate Drugs and Liquor Abuse” was also
initiated.
Instructions were given to the teachers-in-charge,
Secretary DLSA, Jammu and the PLV's/ Retainer Lawyers for working in
coordination to identify the problems and redress of the same.
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