IEP SAS Nagar 31 October
As per the schedule of National Legal Services Authority, New Delhi and under the guidance of Mr. Justice Tejinder Singh Dhindsa, Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court-cum-Executive Chairman, Punjab State Legal Services Authority, District Legal Services Authority, SAS Nagar started campaign “Empowerment of Citizens through Legal Awareness and Outreach”. On the reckoning day of the campaign Legal Awareness Programmes were organized in 17 far flung villages besides a walkathon which started from Government College, Derabassi and covered village Dandiala. Besides, Awareness Programme was arranged by Sh. Baljinder Singh Maan, Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, SAS Nagar as per directions of Sh. Harpal Singh, District & Sessions Judge, SAS Nagar at Farishta Children Home, Mukandpur which is situated in rural and remote area with a view to reach each and every person living at a distance from the urban areas who himself cannot approach the legal services institution. As per the schedule the campaign shall be carried out from 31.10.2022 to 13.11.2022 in which all villages of District SAS Nagar shall be covered by the 14 teams of Panel Lawyers, Para-Legal Volunteers, Social Workers, NGOs and Law Students constituted by District Legal Services Authority, SAS Nagar. A Mega Legal Services Camp shall be organized on 09.11.2022 on Legal Services Day in coordination with the District Administration, SAS Nagar. A door to door campaign for distribution of pamphlets and other information material shall also be done during this period.Sh. Baljinder Singh Maan further disclosed that as per Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, any Member of Scheduled Caste and Tribe, a person who has suffered from natural calamity, industrial worker, children, lunatic and a person not in his senses, persons in the custody of the police, people who are having an annual income of less than 3 lakhs, Mentally disturbed, woman and child irrespective of their income, a victim of a mass disaster and victims of Human Trafficking etc. are eligible for free legal services. Free Legal Services include services of a lawyer, drafting charges, court fee, summoning fee and other misc. expenses which occur for contesting a case.
