A legal Information Kiosk inaugurated way back this April 1 by the principal district and sessions judge Palamu civil court Kishore Kumar Srivastava in the building of the civil court is still a non starter. Arrangement of two para legal volunteers is to be done for this said sources.
The secretary of the Palamu district legal services authority K K Jha has confirmed that this Kisok is yet to deliver as it is not operational now. Jha said two para legal volunteers are to be drafted for it. The Kiosk is a day long affair. There will be no night service of this Kiosk.
The Kiosk has been set up by an NGO ‘One World’. This NGO is Delhi based. The Kiosk is a joint venture of the UNDP and Government of India’s minister of law and justice and company affairs.
The Kiosk is o offer legal information on 12 core issues affecting the society. It covers woman child labour, senior citizen, dalits and tribal, MGNREGA, right to information, free legal aid, disabled’s legal rights etc.
The Kiosk is in 25 places of Jharkhand. One sub division Tenughat is one such proud owner of it. From this Kiosk one can have print out of legal information on these 12 points added Jha. It will come all free. The secretary urged the users of it not make any abuse, misuse or over use of it but to take its help as much as one needs it.
The Kiosk is legal info on the tip of the finger. It will come in two languages Hindi and Santhali in Jharkhand.
The principal district and sessions judge K K Srivastava is all out to make law easily accessible to one and all without any favour or discrimination. The Kiosk will prove a big leap forward in this said court sources. All depends now on its early commissioning said many lawyers here.