REASI, MAY 17: Justice Tashi Rabstan, Judge, High Court of J&K and Ladakh and Executive Chairman, J&K Legal Services Authority accompanied by Amit Kumar Gupta, Member Secretary, J&K LSA today inaugurated Legal Aid Defense Counsel office at District Court Complex, Reasi. On his arrival, Justice Tashi was received by Sonia Gupta, Principal District &Sessions Judge (Chairperson, DLSA) Reasi, Babila Rakwal, Deputy Commissioner, Reasi, Amit Gupta, SSP Reasi, Archana Charak, CJM Reasi, Sunil Kumar, Sub Judge Katra holding the charge of Secretary DLSA Reasi, Bar President, members of Bar and other officers of Police and Civil Administration.
Speaking on the occasion, Justice Tashi informed the gathering that full time Deputy and Assistant LADC have been engaged to ensure that the persons entitled to free legal services in criminal cases do not face any difficulty in pursuing their cases, besides curtailing the delay and ensuring timely disposal of their cases.
He also highlighted the importance of LADCs office and urged the general public to take maximum benefit of free legal services being provided by the Legal Services Institutions through the aegis of J&K Legal Services Authority to the needy, poor and marginalized section of the society. While handing over the engagement orders to Deputy Chief Legal Aid Defense Counsel namely Rashi Baru, Advocate and Assistant Legal Aid Defense Counsel Supriya, Advocate, Justice Tashi congratulated both the appointees and urged them to discharge their duties as LADCs with utmost dedication and honesty to serve the people of District Reasi.
Justice Tashi noticed that no medical officer is posted in the jail, despite there being a sanctioned post and issued directions to Deputy Commissioner, Reasi for taking up the issue with the Health and Medical Department for posting of a doctor.
Justice Tashi expressed satisfaction about the working of Legal Services on coming to know from the jail inmates that everyone was being represented by a counsel in their cases.
Subsequently, Justice Tashi presided over an Awareness Programme in a remote village namely Bakalin district Reasi where a large gathering of local area was present.
