Virajpet, Nov. 14: National Legal Services Day is celebrated every year to create awareness among the people about the availability of free legal services to the weaker sections of the society, said 2nd District and Sessions Judge Nataraj.
Speaking after inaugurating the program organized as part of the National Legal Services Day celebration under the joint auspices of the Government First Grade College, IQAC Unit, State Law Department, Virajpet Taluk Legal Services Committee, and Virajpet Bar Association, Nataraj explained the history and development of National Legal Services Day and said that National Legal Services Day is celebrated every year to commemorate the day when the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, was implemented. He said that legal awareness camps and activities to make people aware about the availability of free legal services are organized on National Legal Services Day.
The Legal Services Authority Act has given the right to free legal aid to the backward classes of the society, the economically weaker sections and the disabled. He urged the youth community to seek legal support for many problems they face on a daily basis due to lack of legal awareness.
Manjunath R., Senior Civil Judge, Virajpet JMFC, said that efforts are being made to create awareness about the legal system. Whether a person is poor, disabled or a member of the weaker section of the society, everyone has an equal opportunity to get justice. Free legal aid and free consultation are provided to ensure that they get justice. Thus, it is everyone's duty to make people aware of the right to get justice. He told about the various laws that citizens should have in today's modern technological era.
Virajpet Bar Association President C.K. Poovanna said that law is not limited to just the court or lawyers. Every person is subject to the law at every stage. Therefore, he called on the youth community in particular to become responsible citizens by sharing the information obtained from such programs with the people around them. The principal of the college, Prof. Saraswati D.K., presided over the program and said that one can improve oneself only through legal knowledge in the system.
Pradeep Potedar, Principal Civil Judge of Virajpet JMFC, Virajpet Advocate Amruth Somaiah, I.Q.A.C. Convener of the college, Prof. Basavaraju K., Head of the Department of State Law, Divya M.B. were present in the program. Third B.A. student Vandana and State Law lecturer Hemanth Kumar managed the program.
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