Judicial officers asked to change their attitude

Gauhati High Court Judge and executive chairman Nagaland State legal Service Authority (NSLSA), L. S Jamir has asked judicial officers to changes attitude towards their responsibilities.
Speaking at the first All Nagaland Meet of District Legal Service Authorities organized by NSLSA at Hotel Japfu Thursday, Jamir reminded the legal fraternity that if they feel compelled to do their job then it would become a burden, saying, “there is nothing glamorous or exciting about going out of the way to help a poor and ignorant person whose solution depends on the lawyers”.
The Judge said the lawyers deal with the weakest section of the society, who is not only economically and financially poor but also ignorant of their legal rights, as they lack proper education on legal terms.
Jamir reminded them that justice was the product of the rule of law and the sovereign function of the state government was to establish the rule of law where the core of peace and order was discharged by the judicial system by giving effect to the rule of law.
In her address, secretary department of Law and Justice, Khanrinla T. Koza, said access to justice has been recognized as one of the fundamental rights.
She said to bring justice closer to the underprivileged segments of society a number of innovative measures including providing legal aid to poor have evolved with time. Koza encouraged the judicial officials to achieve the objectives enshrined in the constitution.
Though legal aid camps, aid clinics and awareness programmes were conducted regularly, she pointed out that there was a need to create awareness on legal rights among public in general and actual way of getting redressal through the legal system in particular.
Registrar, Gauhati High Court Kohima bench, Y. Longkumer and Judicial officers of various districts who are also chairman and secretaries of district legal services authority attended the function.