India's Chief Justice N.V. Ramana on Tuesday virtually inaugurated the Chhattisgarh State Legal Service Authority's Short Film Festival on Legal Awareness at the Pt Deendayal Upadhyay Auditorium here.
Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, a Supreme Court judge and Executive Chairman of the National Legal Service Authority, addressed the event.
Justice Arup Kumar Goswami, Chief Justice of the High Court Chhattisgarh, briefly spoke about the festival - Shoot for Legal Awareness 2021.
The first short movie ‘Mr. Black Hat’ based on cybercrime was screened. It was followed by two super short films, ‘Think Collectively’, on drug addiction, and ‘Step Out’, on eve teasing.
The festival is part of ‘The National Legal Services Day' (November 9), observed every year to spread awareness for ensuring reasonable and fair justice procedure for all citizens.
The festival will conclude on November 12 with prize distribution.