KDLSA organizes legal seminar with DBs & GBs

Kiphire District Legal Services Authority (KDLSA) with GBs and DBs of Kiphire town at a legal seminar held in Kiphire on July 30. (Photo Courtesy: NSLSA)

Kiphire, August 1 (MExN): Kiphire District Legal Services Authority (KDLSA) organized a legal seminar with the DBs and GBs of Kiphire town on July 30 at DC Conference Hall on the topics ‘Village Council Act 1978’ and ‘Administration of Justice and Police in Nagaland 1937.’

N Kano CJM and Secretary DLSA delivered on the importance and objectives of the Village Council Act. He talked on the importance of DBs and GBs to know the Act in order to carry out the cases when appeals are preferred from the village councils in the district so that justice can be delivered to the citizens at the grass root level.

A press release from NSLSA stated Hotingkiu, Panel Lawyer, DLSA spoke on Administration of Justice and Police in Nagaland, stating that the Administration of Justice and Police in Nagaland was enacted by the state government which govern  the rules and procedures for filing suits and appeals.

He urged the participants to be well versed with the procedures in taking up the cases in order to avert procedural lapses in the court proceedings.

Earlier, the programme was chaired by Asuthong PLV and attended by 47 members. As a part of the monthly action plan of the Nagaland State Legal Services Authority, KDLSA organized a Legal Literacy Classes at Government Higher Secondary School, Kiphire town on July 31.

The objective of the seminar was to impart legal knowledge to the upcoming youngsters of the student community. Kano, CJM and Secretary DLSA  delivered on the aims and objectives of the Right to Education Act 2009 wherein, he taught the students to know the basic rights of the students. He further stated that this Act provides for freer and compulsory education to the citizens between 6 to 14 years of age.

Hotingkiu, Panel Lawyer spoke on the Consumer Protection Act 1986 and Motor Vehicle Act 1988 in detail. Every individual is a consumer and therefore needs to know their rights and duties as a consumer, he said and urged the students to be aware of the rules and regulations of the Motor Vehicle Act for self safety and urged them to convey the message to their relatives and friends.

More than 100 students from class ten to twelve participated in the programme. Vote of thanks was delivered by chairperson SR Singh, teacher GHSS Kiphire.