A Legal awareness-cum-empowerment camp was organized by District Legal Services Authority and District Administration Lohardaga on Saturday in Civil Court premises, Lohardaga. The camp was inaugurated by Justice Anubha Rawat Chaudhary, Judge, Jharkhand High Court-cum-Administrative Judge, Lohardaga Judiciary Board by lighting the lamp.
Earlier, the Justice inaugurated the new court building in the Civil Court premises by cutting the ribbon. Addressing the program, she said that today is an important day for Lohardaga district. Lohardaga district has got a new court building. On the other hand, in this program, the common people are getting the benefit of legal awareness and empowerment camp in the program organized by DLSA and District Administration. It is hoped that the lamp of justice will always remain lit here. May the judicial objectives be fulfilled. At present, eight out of 12 court buildings have been completed and work on the other four is in progress. The Building Division, Lohardaga should complete it soon.
Judicial officers and the general public will get many facilities in the court. He said that the President of Lohardaga Bar Association informed that more than two thousand civil cases are pending in the court in the district. There is a shortage of judges in the district but initiatives will be taken to overcome that shortage also. In this regard, Lohardaga District Bar Association should make a proposal so that the proposal can be placed before the Chief Justice, Jharkhand High Court. Whichever judge is in charge here should dispose of the pending cases.
The Justice said that the advocates will be able to sit in the new Bar Bhawan. There will also be a library facility, where it will be easy to study justice. He said that Lohardaga district is known for bauxite. It is a world famous district for this. There is a lot of potential in taking girls forward in the field of education in this district. The children here have the potential to do a lot, which needs to be given opportunities. Children can go ahead in the field of NEET and engineering. They can go into the field of sports. There is a need to increase the forest area. The beneficiaries taking advantage of today's legal awareness-cum-empowerment camp should take advantage of this opportunity and also tell those who come in contact with them about this. In the program, Principal District and Sessions Judge-cum-Chairman, DLSA, Lohardaga Rajkamal Mishra said that judicial and administrative facilities will be available in the new Nyay Bhawan. This court is committed to the upliftment of all. This Nyay Bhawan is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities. The infrastructure here is strong.
In the program, the e-service center was inaugurated by the Justice. After this, the stalls set up by the Health Department, Hindalco, Rural Development Department (JSLPS), Divisional Jail, Education Department, DLSA Lohardaga, Social Welfare Department and Legal Literacy Club of DAV Lohardaga were inspected and appreciated in the court premises.
Ranjana Asthana, Member Secretary, Jhalsa Ranchi, Subhash, Chief Justice, Family Court, ADJ-I Swayambhu, ADJ-II Neerja Asari, CJM Lohardaga KK Mishra, Civil Judge (Senior Division) Abhishek Kumar, SDJM cum Judge Incharge, Registrar, Civil Court Amit Kumar Gupta, Civil Judge (Junior Division) cum PMJJB Jaya Smita Kujur, Dr. Waghmare Prasad Krishna, Deputy Commissioner-cum-Vice President DALSA Lohardaga, Haris Bin Zaman, Superintendent of Police-cum-Member DALSA Lohardaga along with others were present on the occasion.