Legal Aid Defense Counsel System (LADCS) inaugurated
- 29th April 2023 : Manipur State Legal Services Authority -
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Legal Aid Defense Counsel System (LADCS) 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 Imphal West and Imphal East at Cheirap Court Complex, Imphal West and Lamphelpat Court Complex, Imphal West, Manipur, 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.
Legal Aid Defense Counsel System (LADCS) inaugurated
The Inaugural Program was attended by Shri Salam Imocha Singh, Special Judge POCSO Court I; Smt. R.K Memcha Devi, District and Sessions Judge, Imphal West; Shri W. Tonen Meitei, District and Sessions Judge Imphal East; Shri Samom Ibjen, District and Sessions Judge, Thoubal; 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 along with Judicial Officers of Cheirap Court Complex and Lamphelpat Court Complex, President and Executive Members of All Manipur Bar Association (AMBA) and All Manipur Lady Advocates Association (AMLAA), Advocates; staff of Manipur State Legal Services Authority.
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 during trial.
Legal Aid Defense Counsel System (LADCS) inaugurated
(Ojesh Mutum)
Member Secretary
Manipur State Legal Services Authority
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This article was posted on April 30, 2023 .
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