Legal Aid Defense Counsel System (LADCS) Bishnupur inaugurated
- 02nd May 2023 : Manipur State Legal Services Authority -
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Legal Aid Defense Counsel System (LADCS) Bishnupur inaugurated
Hon’ble Mr. Justice, A. Bimol Singh, Judge, High Court of Manipur and Executive Chairman, Manipur State Legal Services Authority (MASLSA) and Hon’ble Mr. Justice A. Guneshwar Sharma, Judge High Court of Manipur and Chairperson, High Court Legal Services Committee (HCLSC) inaugurated the office of the Legal Aid Defense Counsel System (LADCS) for the district of Bishnupur at Bishnupur Court Complex, today.
Addressing the gathering, Hon’ble Mr. Justice, A. Bimol Singh, Judge, High Court of Manipur and Executive Chairman, Manipur State Legal Services Authority (MASLSA) stated that the LADCS aims to provide the free legal aid and assistance to poor and needy individual w.r.t representation/conducting trial and appeals including all miscellaneous work in all criminal matters.
Further, he highlighted that, office of the Legal Aid Defense Counsel System for the state of Manipur were initially implemented for 4 districts viz. Imphal West, Imphal East, Thoubal and Bishnupur where legal aided cases are maximum.
Further, for the remaining 5 districts viz. Senapati, Churachandpur, Ukhrul, Chandel and Tamenglong where the legal aided cases are minimal, the Legal Aid Defense Counsels which are recruited for the Imphal West, Imphal East, Thoubal and Bishnupur will be utilised on rotational basis as per the requirements.
The Inaugural Program was attended by Shri Letkho Kipgen, District and Sessions Judge, Bishnupur; Shri Ojesh Mutum, Member Secretary, MASLSA; Shri. Sonykumar Nepram, OSD, MASLSA; Shri Sadananda Sorokhaibam, Addl. Member Secretary, MASLSA; Km. Sharda Yengkhom, Chief Judicial Magistrate cum Secretary, DLSA Bishnupur; Shri Ahanthem Leonid, JMFC/CJJD, Noney along with President and Executive Members of Bishnupur District Bar Association; Advocates; Front office of District Legal Services Authority; staff of Manipur State Legal Services Authority and District Legal Services Authority, Bishnupur.
Mentioned may be made that, LADCS is a scheme under National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), to provide free legal aid to poor needy people facing criminal cases to defend themselves w.r.t representation/conducting trial and appeals including all miscellaneous work in all criminal matters.
(Ojesh Mutum)
Member Secretary
Manipur State Legal Services Authority
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This article was posted on May 03, 2023 .
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