1^st Oct 2019

 

Topic:- Education.

 

News:- Legal Literacy camp was organised at Komic village of Himachal Pradesh.

 

Context:- A legal literacy camp was held at Komic village which in Spiti.

 

About Komic Village:-

• It is the highest motorable village in Asia.

 

Who organised this camp?

• The camp was organised by the HP State Legal Services Authority.

 

Purpose of Camp:-

• To educate people about their rights and the facility provided by the government.

 

Functions of the State Legal Services Authority:-

• To give effect to the policies and directions of the Central Authority.
• To ensure that the operation of the legal system promotes justice on a basis of equal opportunity.

 

Purpose:-

• The purpose is to provide free legal services to eligible candidates (defined in Sec. 12 of the Act) and to organize Lok Adalats for speedy resolution of cases.

 

Chairman:-

• Chief Justice of High Court.

 

Purpose:-

• Legal services authority provided free legal aid to the people belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
• Women and minors were also eligible to seek free legal aid and application for it could be written on a plain paper.

 

 

 

Important Facts:-

 

• Today, Dr Bhavna, who is from Shimla’s Kotkhai, met CM.
• Dr Bhavana has won international awards in the Asia Book of Records, India Book of Records National Award besides receiving an integral title like Profit Young Woman.

 

 

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