JAMMU, DECEMBER 22: J&K State Legal Services Authority (SLSA) in collaboration with State Judicial Academy today organized a two-day orientation programme for Chairpersons and Secretaries of District Legal Services Authorities here at State Judicial Academy Jammu.
The programme was inaugurated by Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur, Judge High Court of J&K, Member Governing Committee of J&K State Judicial Academy.
In his inaugural speech, Justice Thakur elaborated upon the main objective behind the programme i.e. to sensitize the Chairpersons and newly appointed Secretaries of DLSAs about their assignment and how to mitigate the sufferings of the marginalised sections of the society and redress their grievances in terms of Legal Services Authorities Act.
The State Legal Services Authority utilized the services of Resource Persons, Geetanjali Goel, Special Secretary Delhi Legal Services Authority, Tanvi Khurana from District Legal Services Authority, Delhi, besides Mohammad Akram Chowdhary, Member Secretary, SLSA, Abdul Rashid Malik, Principal District and Sessions Judge, Srinagar and Rajeev Gupta, Director State Judicial Academy, who highlighted various objectives of the J&K State Legal Services Act.
The programme was also attended by Sanjay Dhar, Registrar General, R. K. Watal, Registrar Vigilance and Bala Jyoti, Registrar Rules, High Court of J&K.
