Observance of National Legal Services Day
Imphal, 09th November, 2020
Observance of National Legal Services Day on 09th November 2020
Observation of “National Legal Services Day cum Online Interactive Session” was held on 09th November, 2020 at the office of Manipur State Legal Services Authority, ADR Centre, Lamphelpat.
The Online Interactive Session was chaired by Smt. Gaiphulshillu Golmei, Member Secretary, MASLSA, Shri Sorokhaibam Sadananda, Deputy Member Secretary, MASLSA, and Shri Ch. Momon Singh, Advocate and Member MASLSA with the prize winners for the online essay competition on the theme “My Idea of Justice”. The event was also broadcast live on the official face book page of MASLSA.
Smt. Gaiphulshillu Golmei, Member Secretary, MASLSA welcomed all the participants and congratulate the winners for their efforts in sharing their ideas for the said online competition.
The interactive session was moderated by Shri Sorokhaibam Sadananda, Deputy Member Secretary, MASLSA and the participants discussed their perspectives on their idea of justice and the recurring themes reproduced in their respective essays.
In continuation, Shri Ch. Momon Singh, Advocate and Member MASLSA, gave a short address on the importance of legal Services day. He stated that National Legal Services Day is observed on 9th November every year across India to commemorate the enactment of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.
He further highlighted that the observance is to spread awareness of the availability of free legal services for the marginalized section of the society. He also gave a brief description of the hierarchy of legal services institutions in the country which are mandated to ensure justice is accessible to all.
Observance of National Legal Services Day on 09th November 2020
Office of the
Member Secretary
Manipur State Legal Services Authority
ADR Building, Lamphel Court Complex,
Lamphelpat, Imphal
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This Press Release was posted on 10 November 2020
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