Port Blair, Sep 04: With an aim to provide speedy justice, the Correctional Home, Prothrapur, the first of its kind, free Legal Aid Clinic to address the grievances of the inmates was inaugurated by Mr. Subash Kumar Kar, Ld. District & Sessions Judge cum Chairman of District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) on 03rd September 2022.
Addressing the gathering, Ld. Chairman, DLSA said that inmates should utilize this opportunity and know about their rights. Creating awareness amongst the inmates who are unaware of their rights is of paramount importance. Legal support through the medium of this Legal Aid Clinic can help them to plead their cases in a better way. Many times, this cannot be ruled out, wrong persons are axed because of a lack of evidence and circumstances of a particular case.
He said that the poor prisoners involved in these cases who cannot afford the services of legal practitioners, suffer. By way of beginning the Legal Aid Clinic, the possibility of mistaking involvement can be corrected. This beginning will go a long way in bringing improvement in the prisoner’s fate. The free Legal Aid Clinic will definitely be showing results and that too within no time.
Mr. Raja Chatterjee, Ld. Additional District & Sessions Judge, Port Blair, Mr. Ayan Majumder, Ld. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Port Blair Cum Secretary, DLSA, Mr. Subhankar Sen, Secretary, Law, A&N Administration, Mr. Rakesh Pal Gobind, Secretary, Bar Association, Port Blair, Mr. RizawanUllha, Assistant Secretary, Law, A&N Administration, Mr. Abhishek Bhukal, DANICS, Superintendent, District Jail, Prothrapur, Mr. O Mohammed Haneefa, Jailor (i/c) of District Jail, Prothrapur and Chief Medical Officer, Correctional Home, Prothrapur were also present on the occasion.
All the speakers explained the objective and aims of the free Legal Aid Clinic and the benefits that can be availed by the inmates.