Patiala, October 4
With a view to provide free legal aid to poor, marginalised and weaker sections of the society, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala, has established a Legal Aid Clinic.
The clinic will help in spreading awareness regarding various legal issues and helping people in initiating future course of action.
Talking to The Tribune, Prof (Dr) GIS Sandhu, Registrar of the RGNUL, said there was ignorance about law and their rights and duties in the marginalised and weaker sections which needs to be cured at domestic level.
"This clinic has been established in order to give effect to the policy and directions of the National Legal Services Authority and to provide free legal aid to needy persons by awakening them, particularly illiterates living in remote backward areas of Punjab, about their legal rights and duties. Also, it will apprise them of different social welfare activities sponsored by the state and central government with ways and means to avail such facilities," he added.
He further informed that the cell would provide legal services, including assistance in drafting notices, replies, applications and petitions, monitoring the follow up actions in matters in which legal assistance had been provided, encouraging amicable settlement of disputes. It would also promote setting up of legal aid clinic in distant villages, Sandhu added.
| AIMS OF THE CLINICn Provide free legal aid to needy personsn Awaken the illiterate and rural residents about their legal rights and dutiesn Apprise the people of social welfare activities sponsored by the governmentn Assistance in drafting notices, replies, applications and petitionsn Encouraging amicable settlement of disputes |
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