In a bid to create legal awareness among the people and to bring up issues of social interest, Dimapur District Legal Service Authority (DDLSA) on Saturday organized a legal awareness programme at DC Conference hall, Dimapur.
Highlighting on ‘law on human rights’, additional solicitor general of India Akito Zhimomi said apart from its definition, human rights may perhaps be better understood in its scope and intent as human rights encompasses the basic rights without which human life becomes meaningless. Everyone has a set of inviolable rights simply on the ground of being human regardless of colour, creed, race or legal status, he said and added the principles of human rights were directed towards the upliftment of human society.
Speaking on ‘law on Juvenile Justice’, chief judicial magistrate-I N. Suyie said this act has been enacted with some special provisions to provide proper care and protection to the children.
Under this Act, a juvenile offender is entitled for bail with or without surety and if refused jail, he would be kept in observation home or in any safe place as provided under the Act.
Arrest of the juvenile should be informed to the parents by the police officer effecting arrest, said Suyie.
He also said the specialty of the Act was that a juvenile was not liable to be punished like an adult offender and on conclusion of the enquiry can he/she be dealt with only as per the provisions of Section 15 of the Act, and cannot be sentenced to death, imprisoned for life or sent to prison.
The Act further prohibits publication of name and other details of a juvenile or details of proceedings initiated against the juvenile in newspapers, magazines or visual media, he added.
The Act also deals with other areas of child protection by providing penal provisions in cases of cruelty to juvenile/child, employment of a juvenile/child in begging, providing them intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs, exploitation of juvenile/child by employing them in hazardous employment and others.
Advocate P. Pius Lotha said protection of women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 gives the right to claim protection and assistance against domestic violence and a woman can receive protection and assistance under the Act in case of physical violence, sexual violence, verbal and emotional violence and economical violence.
Highlighting on ‘Right to Information Act’, advocate K.L. John said RTI was an inherent right of every citizen and it ensures the right of a citizen to know about governmental activities, his right and advantage in the governance, accountability and due attendance of responsibility by the public servants, transparency in the public functioning and others.
In the greatest advantage, this right empowers the citizen to fight against corruption and partisan actions of the government or public officials.
Meanwhile, law on Motor Accident Claims was highlighted by advocate Imti Imsong, law on consumer by principal City Law College P. Leonard Aier and law on Criminal Procedures by advocate Y.I. Singh.
The programme was attended by deputy commissioner Dimapur N. Hushili Sema, superintendent of police Dimapur Z Mero, secretary Dimapur District Legal Service Authority and district and session judge Dimapur S. Hukato Swu, public prosecutor Dimapur Akum Jamir, president Naga Council Savi Lagisei, GBs, police personnel, NGOs, members from bar associations, students, representatives from various organizations and people from various walks of life.
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