'Need to create awareness so that nobody is deprived of justice'

A REPORTER

SHILLONG: The Meghalaya State Legal Services Authority (MSLSA), under the aegis of the National Legal Services Authority (NLSA), on Monday organized a conference on the occasion of Pan-India Awareness and Outreach Programme as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav at Yojana Bhavan, Main Secretariat, Shillong. The theme of the conference was 'Access Justice for All'.

Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, Judge, Supreme Court of India, graced the occasion as the chief guest in the presence of Justice R. V. More, Chief Justice, High Court of Meghalaya and Parton-in - Chief MSLSA, James K. Sangma, Meghalaya Law Minister, Justice H. S. Thangkhiew, Judge, High Court of Meghalaya and Executive Chairman, MSLSA and Justice W. Diengdoh, Judge, High Court of Meghalaya.

Speaking on the occasion, Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, said that the Pan-India Awareness and Outreach Programme launched by the NLSA as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav was aimed at ensuring that the celebration of 75 years of Indian Independence was not merely ceremonial.

"The Meghalaya Judiciary and the Meghalaya Government are focused on chalking out a roadmap to ensure that access to justice for all is a reality. The challenge is to reach out to citizens at the grassroots level, most of whom may not even be aware of what the term justice means," he added.

"There is a need to create awareness in every nook and corner of the State to ensure that nobody is deprived of justice due to ignorance about justice or ignorance about the path to justice," he stated. On the occasion, Justice Dinesh Maheshwari launched the Facebook Page and YouTube Channel of MSLSA.

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