District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) Shopian in coordination with Health Department of Shopian Monday conducted a major legal awareness programme at District Court Complex Shopian on laws relating to rights of transgender community and senior citizens.
On this occasion Chairman District Legal Services AuthorityShopian Ashok Kumar Shavan addressed the gathering of transgender community andsenior citizens and urged them to come forward and get benefits of theprogrammes.
Secretary DLSA and Additional Special Mobile MagistrateShopian also addressed the gathering and highlighted the conditions under whichpeople can apply for legal help and under what conditions legal services willbe free and affordable.
The general public and the Advocates also hailed the stepstaken for awareness of the general public by organizing such types of camps andprogrammes. The District Bar Members, SHO Police Station Shopian, MedicalOfficers from Health department had free medical camp on this occasion.
In the second session, a Lok Adalat was also held in thepremises of District Court Complex Shopian under the Chairmanship of DLSAShopian A K Shavan. In the Lok Adalat, 229 cases of different nature includingpre-litigation were taken up, out of which 174 cases were settled by mediationand reconciliation. An amount of Rs 75,728 was recovered as fine and same wasdeposited in Government Treasury. Rs 2,30,000 was realized as recovery.
Bar members, litigants, staff members, senior districtofficers of the District Administration and other prominent citizens attendedthe said Lok Adalat.