Two-day training programme begins for para-legal volunteers

Rajamahendravaram: District Principal Judge Junaid Ahmed Maulana has stressed that para-legal volunteers play a crucial role in extending legal assistance to vulnerable sections of society who remain unaware of laws and their rights.

He spoke after inaugurating a two-day training programme for para-legal volunteers from the erstwhile East Godavari district, organised by the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) at the DLSA meeting hall on the district court premises here on Tuesday.

He said para-legal volunteers should act as a reliable bridge between the public and the Legal Services Authority. He urged them to discharge their responsibilities efficiently with discipline, ethics, integrity and a spirit of selfless service.

DLSA Secretary and Senior Civil Judge Y Srilakshmi cautioned them against misusing the identity and powers granted by the Legal Services Authority for personal gains or unauthorised activities. On the occasion, the District Principal Judge released a Telugu book titled “Recognition of Forest Rights Act–2006: Frequently Asked Questions and Explanations”, authored by senior advocate Dr P Trinadha Rao.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Deekshitula Subrahmanyam

[email protected]

Deekshitula RV Subrahmanyam is a Staff Reporter with The Hans India, covering the erstwhile East and West Godavari districts, along with Alluri Sitarama Raju and Polavaram districts. A journalist with experience of over three decades, he began his career as a Telugu mofussil reporter in 1991. He writes extensively on politics, tribal affairs, rural development, tourism, development, and human-interest stories He is the author of the six-part Telugu prose Ramayana Sitarama Kathasudha and has received several literary and journalistic honours, including the JCI Young Writer Award, Vadlamudi Rammohan Rao Memorial Award and Madduri Annapurnayya Memorial Award.

Read More