Regional consultation of SLSA held
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, June 17 2021:
State Legal Services Authority (SSLA), Eastern Zone held its regional consultation programme via online on Thursday.
Supreme Court's second highest senior judge and SSLA chairman Justice Udhay Umesh Lalit chaired the programme, which was attended by SSLA executive chairperson, High Court Legal Services chairperson and member secretaries of SSLAs of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya and Mizoram.
Justice Umesh Lalit commended Manipur State Legal Services Authority (MASLSA) as one of the affordable legal aid service providers.
MASLSA executive chairperson Justice Kh Nobin spoke on the works taken up by SLSA, including those related to pre-arrest, arrest and remand stage, Manipur Victim Compensation Scheme, etc.; while Manipur High Court Legal Services Authority chairperson Justice MV Muralidhar highlighted the activities of the High Court Legal services.
NALSA executive chairman Justice Umesh Lalit conveyed that the number of people who have availed free legal services including from outreach areas, has risen considerably.
This is a clear indicator that the above authorities are working properly even during the pandemic, he added.