daily news qadian The legal services authority organized a seminar in Bhagat Puran singh high School to make the students aware.

 The legal services authority organized a seminar in Bhagat Puran singh high School to make the students aware.

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_MD.Gurpreet singh 

: As part of the National Legal Services Authority campaign from October 31 to November 13, under the guidance of Legal Services Authority Chairman Rajinder Agarwal and Secretary CJM Miss Navdeep Kaur Gill, under the supervision of Nodal Officer Parminder Singh Saini, in Bhagat Puran singh high School Under the leadership of Principal Lakhwinder kaur, district coordinator Mukesh Verma  provided information about legal services which is being  given . Speaking on this occasion, he said that the National Legal Services Authority Act was introduced in the year 1987, which was later enforced  on November 9, 1995 and the National Legal Services was constituted on December 5, 1995.  Mukesh Verma said that the main objective of SALSA is to provide free and proper justice to the people, to settle disputes in a good environment through public courts and to organize camps in rural areas to bring legal awareness among people.  Under this category, people are being made aware through students in 970 schools of the district.

 He said that free legal aid is available to women and children, members of SC/ST category, people suffering from emergency situations, families affected by violence, floods, droughts, earthquakes, etc., besides disabled people and people living in police custody as well as low income earners. These services include court fees, processing fees, free services of advocate for legal action, provision of certified copies of orders, filing of appeals etc. without any cost to the above categories of people.  On this occasion, Jasbir Samra informed the students about the numbers to be dialed for legal services, 1968, 181,1098.  On this occasion, Legal Services Authority Coordinator Mukesh Verma,  PrincipalLakhwinder Kaur    principal of the school asked the students to share the legal services provided to the students with their parents. Manmohan  Gupta, Rajni Nayyar  etc. were present with him on this occasion.