The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) as part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ commemorating 75 years of Indian Independence is organizing an All India legal awareness and outreach campaign across the Country. The campaign was launched by President Ram Nath Kovind on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti (October 2) and will run till November 14. During these 45 days campaign, legal awareness camps, legal service camps, door to door campaigns are being organised at district, sub-division, block and panchayat level by all the State Legal Services Authority and District Legal Services Authority of India.
The Jharkhand High Court and Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority (Jhalsa) as part of campaign today organized a day long State-Level Legal Services and art exhibition at High Court’s White Hall.
The exhibition was inaugurated by Judge, Jharkhand High Court and Chairman, Jharkhand High Court Legal Services Committee Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad. Judges of Jharkhand High Court, judicial officers, advocates and representatives of NGOs were present.
The state legal services and exhibition is being organized as per direction and guidance of Jharkhand High Court Chief Justice and chief patron of State Legal Services Authority Justice Dr. Ravi Ranjan and Judge, Jharkhand High Court and Executive Chairman, Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh.
Inaugurating the state legal services and art exhibition, judge Jharkhand High Court and Executive Chairman, Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad said, “The main focus of the state legal services authority is to create legal awareness among the marginalized section of society and to help and assist these section of society by providing legal assistance though panel of advocates.” Justice Narayan also said that JHALSA with its district units DLSA has been rendering legal assistance to people by organizing camps at villages and rural hinterland.
The purpose of the exhibition is to bring out the achievements of the Indian judicial system and the Jharkhand High Court rendering judicial services to people. The Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority (JHALSA) though the exhibition also highlighted various initiatives started by legal service authority such as Project Shishu.
The Project Shishu was launched for the rehabilitation of children orphaned in the covid-19 epidemic, created by the Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority. Under this project, a complete scheme has been made for the rehabilitation of orphaned children.
The JHALSA during the pandemic period had also established a central ‘war room’ in State Capital and other units in districts helping people in distress, mainly those who need Covid-related assistance. JHALSA member secretary Mohammed Shakir said, “Various helpline number of national legal assistance having pictorial representations were also on display at the exhibition. Along with this, stalls were also set up by Birsa Munda Central Jail, Ranchi, Communication Home, Ranchi, UNICEF, Ranchi, Elder Help Line, Childline, Ranchi and others.”
In this exhibition, people were given information about the work done in the legal services sector through various stalls, as well as distribution of materials prepared for the information of laws.