
Campaign to strengthen legal services launched
The Hindu
Several projects related to it unveiled
Supreme Court Judge and Executive Chairman of National Legal Services Authority, Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, on Sunday unveiled a year-long campaign by Haryana Legal Services Authority to strengthen legal services in the State and inaugurated several projects associated with it. Launching the campaign, “Quality of Legal Services is Key to Access to Justice for All”, at Apparel House in Sector-44 here, Justice Lalit inaugurated a dedicated videoconferencing facility for structured and regular consultation between the inmates and legal aid counsel in all districts of the State and kids zones for the children accompanying their parents to Alternative Dispute Resolution Centres. He also released a short film on Juvenile Justice Act (Care and Protection) Act, 2015; animated short clip on rights of a person at pre-arrest and arrest stage and awareness posters enumerating rights of a person at pre-arrest, arrest and remand stage to be affixed in police stations, courts and jails.More Related News