LEGAL AID CLINIC

Legal Aid Clinic of Government Law College, Sirohi, is created under the guidelines enshrined in – Article 39A, Art 14 and Art 22(1) of the Constitution of India and works on the principles laid down in The National Legal Services Authority which has been constituted under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. Legal aid strives to ensure that constitutional pledge is fulfilled in its letter and spirit and equal justice is made available to the poor, downtrodden and weaker sections of the society. The Legal Aid Clinic at the college is a student-run committee with faculty advisors having a supervisory role. The Legal Aid Clinic has been involved in fostering legal aid and awareness. The Committee was formed in the year 2020 with Mr. Vijay Kumar as its Chief Faculty Advisor. The present committee, for AY 2020-2021 has following members who are responsible for Committee activities:-

1. Mr. Vijay Kumar: Chief Faculty Coordinator. (Principal)

2. Mr. Naresh Kumar Meena: Faculty Co-ordinator. (Assistant Professor)

3. Ms. Aakanksha Oza: Chairperson (Student)

4. Pradhuman Arya: Secretary (Student)

 

We aim to give effect to the policy and direction of the National Legal Services Authority. The Clinic aims to provide free legal aid to poor, needy persons and the members of the weaker sections of society and to carry out the social welfare activities through sensitizing people about their legal rights and duties. It conducts several Legal Literacy Camps to bring about legal awareness by engaging effectively with the marginalized sections of the society. It aims to provide practical knowledge of law to students by providing them with opportunities to know the ground realities. Different committees of the students have been formed to explore different areas where the legal aid is required.

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