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NEW DELHI: A workshop for panel lawyers focusing on digitalisation and enhancing the quality of legal aid was held by the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee (SCLSC) here recently. It was chaired by Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Chairman of the SCLSC, said a report published in Live Law.
Addressing the workshop, Justice Gavai said its primary purpose was to identify legal aid issues and to find means to address them at the earliest.
He emphasised that shortly a mechanism will be established where one can give feedback and share about the working of the committee. He said that the Advocates on Record of the SCLSC are the pillars of strength and its voice and highlighted the importance of providing platforms of interaction between the legal aid counsels and the jail inmates through a video- conferencing facility, as the undertrials also have a right to interact with their counsels.
Justice Gavai also delved upon the concept of Nyaya and Niti. He highlighted the principles enshrined in the Indian Constitution referring to the quote of Justice Vivian Bose, “The Constitution is not for the exclusive benefit of governments and states… it also exists for the common man, for the poor and the humble… for the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker.”
The event served as a platform for panel lawyers of SCLSC to understand and integrate digital tools into their practice, enhancing the efficiency and reach of legal services. Senior Advocate Vibha Datta Makhija gave the welcome address and narrated the historic evolution of SCLSC. The working Session on overview of digital initiatives was conducted by Yajuvender Singh, Secretary, SCLSC and the working session on Quality of Legal aid was carried out by Kiran Suri, Senior Advocate.
