Srinagar, 26 July: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today gave the main speech at the North Area Regional Conference of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) to re -confirm the constitutional vision of justice for defense personnel and tribals held at Skicc Srinagar.
This constitutionally important conference focuses on advancing the rights and rights of defense personnel and tribal communities – two sections of the society, which in the words of the Chief Minister, “defends a constitution, which is with uncontrolled resolution” and the other “waited for his full hug”.
Addressing the audience at the SKICC, the CM said that this regional conference was very important to deliberate on the basic promise of our republic for justice for justice – to reflect and collectively reflect – social, economic, and political which lies in and consolidated in Article 39A of our Constitution, which is not included to ensure that economic or other people do not include economic or other people to ensure that economic or other people do not. Is.
Paying tribute to the service and sacrifices of defense personnel, many of whom Hail to Jammu and Kashmir, the Chief Minister emphasized the need for Swift, compassionate legal redressal for those serving inhuman areas under difficult circumstances.
He highlighted the systemic legal barriers faced by defense personnel in cases such as pension disputes and service-related complaints such as their geographical foresight, and different obstacles of military life.
The CM appreciated the Jammu and Kashmir State Legal Services Authority, which clearly included the service and retired defense personnel in amending their legal aid rules. The CM said that the establishment of dedicated legal aid clinics should be given in the districts with a population population of important ex -servicemen. CM said, “It is equally important to ensure that the families of the defense personnel, especially the widows, the old parents, and the children who receive the sympathy, experts, and timely support, and timely,” CM said that para-legal volunteers should be trained in particularly military legal issues.
In addition, technology should be used to democrats through mobile apps, virtual consultation platforms and user -friendly legal information portals. Justice, in our time, should not only be available – it should be accessible.
On tribal communities, CM said that he was a patron of rich cultural and ecological heritage. Jammu and Kashmir are home to many Scheduled Tribes, including Gujar, Bakarwal, Pahdi, Gaddis and Sipis, which have preserved ancient traditions by breaking difficult areas.
“Our government has dedicated its development efforts. This year, capital expenditure for tribal welfare has been increased to ₹ 98 crore. Six Eklav model residential schools have been commissioned, 222 smart classes have been established in tribal-prostituted schools, and health services have been expanded through mobile medical units.
Tribal Research Institute has also been commissioned. These intervention reflect our commitment to combine dignity with development. Nevertheless, development alone cannot replace justice. Structural obstacles for legal literacy, representation and prevention remains among the tribal population – for linguistic, cultural and geographical factors.
The CM mentioned that the Legal Services Authority has operated 255 legal aid clinics including 527 panel lawyers and 561 para-Legal volunteers, including tribal villages and corrective institutions.
The CM hoped that para-legal volunteers themselves are trained from within tribal communities. “This will ensure that legal support is presented in familiar idioms, dialects and cultural outlines. We should also expand the mobile legal aid van, promote the use of tele-lo-platform, and facilitate virtual hearing. Justice, if it is to be meaningful, should reach every remote haemalat from the far-wide to do-from Pauri to Pauri.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah also talked about sensitive balance which should be maintained amidst national security and rights of tribal citizens. Many tribal areas are located in border belts or high security inspection areas.
However, law enforcement should not translate into legal disintegration. The mechanism should be made transparent, timely and responsible for registering complaints, reaching courts and redressal of complaints.
CM said that alternative dispute solutions (ADR) mechanisms also provide immense promises. Folk adults, mediation centers, and village-level panchayat platforms, when duly sensitive, can provide rapid, culturally honorable addition to matters, especially in matters related to land rights, service entitlement and local complaints. These models need to be installed and revived accordingly.
The CM said that capacity-building is necessary for judicial officers, legal aid lawyers and officials of the region, who should be trained in the morality of tribal customary law, military jurisdiction and constitutional service. Only through continuous cross-learning our justice system can actually be responsible to the diversity that is to serve it.
Highlighting the government’s vision, the Chief Minister said that his government has approved the establishment of a dedicated law university in Jammu and Kashmir with initial allocation of 50 crores. This institution will focus on special legal education and research in areas such as tribal law, military justice, constitutional studies and environmental laws.
Quoting Mahatma Gandhi, the Chief Minister concluded, “The greatness of a nation is measured how it treats its weakest members.” He confirmed the government’s unwavering support to the legal service officers and their partners in giving justice the most margins.
The conference was also addressed by Justice Surya Kant Judge and Executive Chairman Nalsa of Supreme Court of India; Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State for India and Government of India, Government of India; Manoj Sinha Lieutenant Governor, Jammu and Kashmir; Justice Arun Palli, Chief Justice of High Court of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh; Legal Services Authority of J&K, Executive Chairman of Justice Sanjeev Kumar; Justice Sindhu Sharma Executive Chairman, Ladakh Legal Services Authority; Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command.
The conference was attended by members of the judiciary, Mian Altaf members of Parliament, members of the Armed Forces, representatives of tribal communities, senior officials of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir and members of other states and legal fraternities.
