Chief Justice presides Awareness Programme on Drug Addiction & Substance Abuse – Prevention and Challenges at GDC (Boys), Pulwama
Also inaugurates Legal Aid Clinic at Panchayat Ghar Nixas Pulwama
the general masses.
Dr. Majid highlighted the role of medical experts in treating the persons effected by substance misuse and also underlined the initiatives taken by the Union Govt. And the UT Administration in this regard. He also informed that all the hospitals in J&K have a dedicated facility of De-addiction centres and the government has already notified helpline numbers for easy access to such facilities by the needy and effected person.
Other expert Pallavi Singh also highlighted the role of parents and teachers in reformation of drug addicts.
After the programme the students of the Govt. Degree College (Boys), Pulwama requested the Chief Justice for opening of a Legal Literacy Club and considering their demand the Chief Justice issued on spot instructions to Member Secretary, J&K LSA to ensure that the same is established as early as possible.
Later, the Chief justice also inaugurated a Legal Aid Clinic at Panchayat Ghar Nixas, Pulwama in presence of Executive Chairman, J&K LSA.
During his address to the local gathering at the spot, the Chief Justice elaborately explained the purpose of such clinics and support centres in the villages which perform the role of first point of contact between the Legal Aid Seeker and the System. The Chief Justice also explained the role performed by Para Legal Volunteers in remote corner of a particular region. On learning about the opening of a Legal Aid Clinic at a place from where no lawyer belongs, the Chief Justice said that the Legal Aid Clinic would be all the more beneficial for the locals of the area.
During the programme Y P Bourney, Registrar Vigilance; M. K. Sharma Principal Secretary to Chief Justice; Amit Kumar Gupta, Member Secretary, J&K Legal Service Authority; Anoop Kumar Sharma, Registrar I.T; Mansoor Ahmad Lone, CJM Pulwama; Baseer-ul-Haq Choudhary, Deputy Commissioner, Pulwama; Mohammad Yousaf Choudhary, SSP Pulwama; Advocate G.M Dar, President Bar Association, Pulwama; Rayaz Ahmed Choudhary, Secretary DLSA Pulwama; Principal Government Degree College Pulwama and others officers of District Pulwama were also present on this occasion.
