The Legal Aid Society of National Law University (NLU) Tripura in collaboration with the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Bengaluru conducted a one-day Certificate Training Workshop on “Legal Aid Lawyering.” This event was part of the Department of Justice Ministry of Law and Justice Government of India’s Pan-India Legal Literacy and Legal Awareness Initiative.
Prof. (Dr.) Yogesh Pratap Singh Vice-Chancellor of NLU Tripura opened the workshop emphasizing the need for lawyers to combine professional skills with social responsibility. Justice T. Amarnath Goud Judge of the High Court of Tripura and Executive Chairman of the Tripura Legal Services Authority inaugurated the event stressing the importance of legal literacy equating it to medical aid.
Prof. (Dr.) Sairam Bhat from NLSIU presented on digital law covering topics like digital arrest online platform awareness and the ‘Nyaya Bandhu’ app. The event also saw the release of the “Tripura ADR Chronicle Legal News Bulletin” by NLU Tripura’s ADR Centre.
Notable attendees included Shri Ashutosh Pandey Director of the Tripura Judicial Academy and Surabhi Shekhar OSD of the Academy. The audience comprised faculty members from NLU Tripura and Tripura Government Law College students from ICFAI University Tripura TGLC research scholars NGOs and State Bar Council members.
Dr. Jayanta Dhar Assistant Professor of Law and Faculty Advisor of the Legal Aid Society at NLU Tripura coordinated the event. Prof. (Dr.) Nachiketa Mittal Registrar of NLU Tripura delivered the concluding remarks and vote of thanks.
As part of the initiative the NLU Tripura Legal Aid Society visited nearby villages including Maheshkhala Anganwari Kendra 01 in Narsingarh Gram Panchayat and Chinnaihani JB School in Das Para Singarbill Gram Panchayat to identify and address local legal issues.
This workshop marks a significant step towards enhancing legal literacy and access to justice reinforcing the commitment of both universities to public service.