Free Legal Aid and Awareness Programme in Collaboration with The District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Loley, Kalimpong

29-11-2022

Date of programme: 21.11.2022

Target Audience: Villagers

Venue: Community Hall, Loley.

Chief Guest of Honour:

• Justice Bishal Mangrati, Assistant Session Judge cum Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Kalimpong.

Time slot of the program: 01:00 pm to 03:00 pm

Name of the topic dealt:

• Online Fraud and Scams.
• Domestic Violence.
• Drug and Alcohol Abuse in our Society.

Name of the team members:

• Anushree Gurung, Semester - VII, B.A. LL.B.
• Khusi Chhetri, Semester - VII, B.COM. LL.B.
• Upashna Labar, Semester - V, 3Yrs. LL.B.

Name of the Teachers:

• Arpita Mitra Roy, Assistant Professor of Law.
• Sahanshela Sharma, Assistant Professor of Law.

 

To achieve the constitutional goal under Article 39(A) and to provide equal justice, the Indian Institute of Legal Studies is rapidly making it’s steps towards its aim which is mainly focusing in taking initiative to provide free and competent legal service to the weaker sections of the society and to ensure proper opportunities for securing justice to every citizens of India. Therefore, the institution strives to fulfill its goal and thereby it has collaborated with the District Legal Services Authority, Kalimpong and conducted the program in presence of Sri Bishal Mangrati, The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Kalimpong and with Mrs. Binita Mothaye, Program in Charge of the NGO named “HAYDEN HALL” at the same time to spread more legal knowledge and assistance to the society in broader aspect by targeting the people of weaker and backward class of the society. The speakers had a great interactive session with the audience who attended the progamme, there was several questions raised on these topics, and the speakers were able to connect with them as they spoke about the basic legal awareness topics that were prone in our society. In overall aspect it was a great legal awareness programme.