A legal awareness programme and Lok Adalat was held on Tuesday at Modern College, Imphal East, jointly organised by District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Imphal East and Manipur State Commission for Women (MSCW).
The programme was organised in collaboration with Manipur State Legal Services Authority (MASLSA) under the aegis of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) as part of Bharat Ka Amrit Mahatsav celebration.
The topic of the programme was ‘Legal Rights of Women’ and it was attended by MSCW chairperson, Binota Meinam; District and Sessions judge, Imphal East and DLSA IE chairman, RK Memcha; and principal of Modern College, Oinam Premila as chief guest, president and special guest respectively.
Sarungbam Mangalleibi (MJS) and Th Rajkishore were the resource persons for the programme and it was participated by students of Modern College and public members including aggrieved women whose complaints are pending before the commission.
Later, three Lok Adalat benches were constituted for disposal of pre-litigation cases relating to family and matrimonial disputes.
