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Goa State Legal Services Authority

In Order to propagate legal awareness among the common people about the legal rights, various schemes of the Central and State Government available to them being run by the legal services, the Goa State legal Services Authority in Association with the North Goa , District legal Services Authority has organized Legal Awareness camp as per new camp module on the NALSA( Effective

implementation of poverty Alleviation Schemes), 2015, NALSA Protection and enforcement of Tribal Rights) Schemes,2015 and responsibility of the various stake holders. Along With the North Goa ,DLSA has also organized Legal Awareness camps in various places on the topic “Rights of Women”, NALSA( Legal Services to Senior Citizen) Scheme, 2016.

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“The safety of the people shall be the highest law”

----Marcus Tullius Cicero

12th January, 2018 Hon'ble Shri Manohar Parrikar, Chief Minister of Goa attended the DLSA stall at Lokoutsav, Kala Academy Complex, Campal, alongwith Hon'ble Shri Govind Gaude, Minister for Art & Culture, Goa, Smt. Vijaya Ambre, Hon'ble DJ-2 & Addl. Sessions Judge, Smt. Kshama Joshi, Hon'ble Ad-hoc DJ-1 (FTC), Smt. Shabnam Shaikh, Secretary, DLSA, North Goa.

20th January, 2018

Shri. S.C. Chandak, Ex-Member Secretary GSLSA and Smt. Shabnum Shaikh visited the stall put in the Camp at Sucorro Village Panchayat by different Government Department and number of persons attended the Camp .

Legal Literacy and Awareness Camps:

17th February, 2018

Legal Awareness Camp was organised at Kamakshi Devasthan Hall, Shiroda , by the hands of Smt. Shabnam Shaikh, Secretary, DLSA, North, Adv. Shubhlaxmi Raikar and Ms. Sunita Sawant, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vasco. Large number of peoples had attended the said

18th February, 2018

Awareness camp on NALSA(Legal Services to Senior Citizen) Scheme, 2016 was organized at Church Hall, Candolim, Bardez-Goa, inaugurated by the hands of Smt. Shabnam Shaikh, Secretary, DLSA, North, Shri Sudesh Gaude, Asst. Director, Dir. of Social Welfare, Dr. Nagesh Colvacar, Professor, V. M. Salgaocar College of Law, Shri S. Mahale, PSI, Calangute P.S,

“Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do. “

-----Potter Stewart

29th March, 2018

Distribution of wheel Chair, to senior Citizen women and disabled person at the hands of Ho'ble Shri Justice N. M. Jamdar, The Executive Chairman, Goa State Legal Services Authority, The dignitaries present were Hon'ble Shri Justice C. V. Bhadang, Chairman, High Court Legal Services Committee, Goa, Hon'ble Shri Justice Prithviraj K. Chavan, Judge of the High Court of Bombay at Goa, Hon'ble Shri Dattaprasad Lawande, Advocate General (State of Goa), Dr. Muktesh Chander (IPS), Director General of Police (State of Goa), Smt. Nila Mohanan (IAS), Collector of North Goa, Hon'ble Shri Irshad Agha, Principal District & Sessions Judge, Panaji, Shri Sudhir M. Deshpande, Registrar cum Member Secretary, Goa State Legal Services Authority, Smt. Shabnam shaikh, Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, North Goa, at Shree Chhatrapati Shivaji Maidan, Bicholim.

In order to create Awareness and knowledge of the legal rights and duties and to give legal suggestions amongst the students, Legal literacy Clubs have been set up in various Taluka’s of North Goa.

Legal Literacy Clubs

03rd March, 2018

Inauguration of the Legal Literacy Club at the hands of Hon'ble Shri Justice C. V. Bhadang, Judge, High Court of Bombay at Goa at the G. S. Amonkar Vidhya Mandir, Mapusa. Also present were Principal District and Sessions Judge Shri Irshad Agha, Member Secretary Shri. S. M. Deshpande, Registrar (Judicial) Shri. Kiran Bhagi, Secretary DLSA North Smt. Shabnam Shaikh, Senior counsel Shri. Adv. Sudin Usgaonkar, Adv. Sanjay Usgaonkar .

10th March, 2018

Inauguration of the Legal Literacy Club at Mushtifund High School, Cujira, Bambolim, by the hands of Hon'ble Shri Justice C. V. Bhadang, Judge, High Court of Bombay at Goa spoke on subject “Legal Literacy Club”. Hon'ble Shri Irshad Agha, Principal District &

Sessions Judge, Panaji, Hon'ble Shri Kiran Bagi, Registrar (Judicial), High Court of Bombay at Goa,Smt. Shabnam Shaikh, Secretary, North Goa District Legal Services Authority, Panaji, were also present for the occasion.

17th March, 2018

Hon'ble Shri Kiran Bagi, Registrar (Judicial), High Court of Bombay at Goa, Smt. Shabnam Shaikh, Secretary, DLSA, North Goa, Adv. Iftikhar Agha and Incharge Headmistress, Ms. Swaleha Kousar were present for the opening of the Legal Literacy Club in National High School, Valpoi, Sattari Goa.

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GOA STATE LEGAL SERVICE AUTHORITY NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2018 – MARCH 2018, ISSUE I

In every state, a State Legal Services Authority and in every High Court, a High Court Legal Services Committee has been constituted to provide legal aid in relation to the High Courts. Dis-trict Legal Services Authorities and Taluka Legal Services Committees have been constituted in the Districts and in most of the Taluka to give ef-fect to the policies and direction of the NALSA (National Legal Services Authority) and to provide free legal services to the people. Free Legal Ser-vices are provided free of cost to the eligible people and one who don’t have money to pay lawyers’ fees. In 1987, the Legal Services Authorities Act was enacted by the Parliament

which came into force on 9th No-vember, 1995 to establish a na-tionwide uniform network for providing free and competent legal Services to weaker section of the society on the basis of equal oppor-tunity. The NALSA has been consti-tuted at National level to monitor and evaluate implementation of legal aid and programs and to lay down policies and principles for making legal services available un-der the Act. In to create legal awareness /legal education among the people, and also various gov-ernment schemes available to them, various awareness camps are conducted at State, District and Taluka levels.

GOYCHO

Mega Legal Literacy Camp and Legal Awareness Camp

6th January, 2018 ME-DIATION AWARENESS PROGRAM

Mediation Awareness Program for advo-cates and litigants was organized by Ad-vocates/Judicial Officers on the 6th Jan-uary 2018, in “A” Court, Margao-Goa. The Judicial Officers and three trained Mediators Adv. Shri. Avdhut Arsekar, Adv. Santosh Naik and Adv. Smt. Cynthia Colaco, along with 60 Advocates and liti-gants were present for the program. The Chief Judicial Magistrate Smt. Kalpana V. Gavas, Judge Shri. N. S. Amonkar, Judge Shri. Ram Prabhu Dessai and Adv. A. Arsekar had attended the program and delivered speeches on Mediation Aware-ness.

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12th January, 2018 OBSErVatIOn OF WOrLD hIV anD aIDS

Day World HIV and AIDS Day was organized by chairperson, Taluka Legal Service Commit-tee, Salcete, Margao in collaboration with Program of National Youth Day at Kare College of Law, Margao-Goa, on the 12th January, 2018. Dr. Edward D’Mello from Hospicio Hospital, Margao and Shri. Saba Da Silva, Principal of Govind Ramnath Kare College of Law, Margao was present for the program. Essay Competition was conduct-ed and around 57 students took part in the essay competition. Cash prizes of Rs.1250/-, Rs.750/-, and Rs.500/- were kept for 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize winners re-spectively. Question and answer session was kept and it was satisfactory answered by the panel members of the Committee.

NOTABLE EVENTS

In order to create publicity and visibility of the work of the Legal Services among the people, Carnal Parade was conducted in South Goa in Salcete Taluka on the 11th February, 2018 at Carnival Parade, Mar-gao. Mobile Lok Adalat Van No. GA-07-2381 was colorfully decorated with flowers, ban-ners of the DLSA, South Goa, Margao and a hoarding bearing the information of the vi-sion and the role of the Legal Service insti-tution and also eligibility criteria for Free Legal Aid was displayed. Sound system was installed playing the NALSA Theme song, Sankalp Geet and NALSA Jingle in English, Hindi and Konkani. Around 25 participants wearing T-Shirts having same colour, Mo-bile Lok Adalat Van , with the logo of NALSA emblazoned on the rear and the name of District Legal Services Authority on the frond was displayed.

CARNIVAL PARADE, MARGAO

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8th March, 2018 OBSErVatIOn OF IntErnatIOnaL WOM-

EnS Day Legal Literacy camp on observance of In-ternational Women’s day was organized by the Chairperson of Taluka Legal Ser-vices Committee, Quepem, on the 8th March, 2018, at Our Lady of Lourdes Church Hall, Ambaulim, Quepem Goa. Adv. John Fernandes gave a welcome

11th February, 2018

speech. Adv. Roopa Prabhudessai gave inspirational talk on Mainte-nance of Senior citizens and Wom-en’s Domestic Violence Ac and Free Legal Aid. Adv. Surendra Goankar spoke on Registration of Births and Deaths

16th March, 2018

Mega Legal Services Camp, as per the New Module of NALSA was organized under the official support of the Goa State Legal Services Authority, Panaji and in association with the Taluka Legal Ser-vices Committee, Canacona on the 16th March 2018 at Chaudi, Canacona-Goa, under the theme “ROZGAR BADAO-GARIBI HATAO: Pov-erty Alleviation through Employment Genera-tion”, and around 3900 people visited the camp. The program commenced with a floral welcome of the dignitaries. The welcome speech was given by Hon’ble Shri. B. P. Deshpande, Chairman, District Legal Service Authority, South Goa and the Princi-pal District and Sessions Judge, South Goa, Margao. Hon’ble Justice U. V. Bakre, Former Judge, High Court of Bombay at Goa delivered the inaugural ad-dress calling upon the people to take advantage of the camp and to avail Government schemes brought to their doorsteps. He informed the people that it was only through the elimination of pov-erty that the Nation could truly be considered developed. Shri. Agnelo A. J. Fernandes, Addl. Collector-I, South Goa, Shri. Raju Raghunath Des-sai, Deputy Collecotr & SDM Canacona and Chief Officer Canacona Municipal Council, Shri. Ramesh Gaonkar, Mamlatdar of Canacona Shri. Vijay Gaykar, President Advocates’ Association, Canacona, alongwith Ms. Aruna P. Fernandes, Chairperson, TLSC, Canacona and Ms. Shabnam Shaik, Secretary, DLSA, North Goa was also present for the said Camp. Department of Social Welfare made available wheel chairs and walking sticks and the same were given to the beneficiaries at the hands of Hon’ble Justice Shri. U. V. Bakre and Hon’ble Shri. B. P. Deshpande, Chairman, District Legal Service Authority, South Goa.

Representatives from the participating Gov-ernment Department gave 5 minutes presentation each briefly spelling out the various schemes and the eligibility criteria for the schemes. Filling of Aadhar forms and correction of the Aadhar card was carried in the said programme, however due to shortage of time, a follow-up, a special help desk programme was conducted in the premises of Canacona Court on the 17th March, 2018 and on the 19th March, 2018, which totaled to 3073 forms.






27th March 2018 & 28th March 2018

Legal Literacy Clubs in Schools in the South Goa Dis- Legal Literacy Club was inaugurated by

the Taluka Legal Services Committee, Mormugao, Vasco at Government High School (Main), Vasco, on the 28th March, 2018. Around 82 participants were par-ticipated in the said inaugural function. Ms. Aartikumari Naik, Adhoc Senior Civil Judge & J. M.F.C (B Court) Vasco, inaugu-rated the Legal Literacy Club & gave a talk on functioning of the Legal Literacy Club. Adv. Sonia Keloskar spoke on NAL-SA’s guidelines on Legal Literacy Club in School.

Legal Literacy Club was inaugurated by the Taluka Legal Services Committee, Salcete, Margao-Goa at St. Anthony’s High School -Pajifond, on 28th March, 2018. Around 70 participants were pre-sent in the said inaugural function. Shri. Bosco G. F. Roberts, Secretary, DLSA in-augurated the Legal Literacy Club and spoke on the functioning thereof. Adv. Ms. Sphruti Kothare, Panel Advocate, TLSC, Salcete, informed for gathering of the Guidelines of NALSA for establishing and functioning of the LLC.

Legal Literacy Club was inaugurated by the Taluka Legal Services Committee, Sanguem at Union High School-Sanguem-Goa, on the 27th March, 2018. Around 23 participants were present in the inaugu-ral function. Program was started by lighting the traditional lamp in the hands of Ms. Anuradha An-drade, Chairperson of Taluka Legal Services Com-mittee, Sanguem alongwith Adv. Miss. Abhilasha Naik, Panel Lawyer, Shri. Putu Gaonkar, Para Legal Volunteer, Shri. S. Shirvoikar, Headmaster, teachers and the staff of the Union High School, Sanguem. The chairperson spoke on the importance and func-tioning of Legal Literacy club at School level.





Legal Literacy Club was inaugurated by the Taluka Legal Services Commit-tee, Canacona at S. S. Angle Higher Secondary School, Maxem, Canacona-Goa, on the 28th March, 2018. Around 200 participants were present in the inaugural function. Programme was marked by cutting of the ribbon by the Chairperson of Ta-luka Legal Services Committee, Canacona and installation of comput-er therein. Panel Advocate Ms. Joyce D’souza gave speech on importance and benefits of opening of the Legal Literacy Club and highlighted rights and duties enshrined in constitution of India with special rights of Children.




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Mediation is a Voluntary, Cooperative process in which an impartial and neutral mediator facilitates disputing parties in reaching a settlement. A mediator does not impose a solution but creates a conducive environment in which disputing parties can resolve all the disputes.

Mediation Awareness Programmes are organized for the benefit of Advocate, Litigants, Bank Officers, Law students and also for the people for resolving disputes.

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“Mediation is one of the most effective tools of non-violence. It can turn parties away from conflict, towards compromise.”

----Miroslav Lajcak

21st April, 2018

The High Court Mediation Monitoring Sub-Committee at Goa in association with Goa SLSA organised Mediation Awareness Programme at Conference Hall, High Court Bar Association, Althino, Panaji-Goa inaugrated at the hands of Hon’ble Shri Justice N.M. Jamdar, Judge, High Court of Bombay at Goa and Chairman, High Court Mediation Monitoring Sub-Committee inaugrated the Mediation awareness Programme in the august presence of Hon’ble Shri Justice C.V. Bhadang, Judge, High Court of Bombay at Goa and Chairmain, High Court Legal Services Committee.

Mediation Awareness Progamme:

Legal Literacy Clubs

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24th April, 2018

North Goa, DLSA, opened a Legal Literacy Club at People’s High School, Panaji, was inaugurated at the hands of Hon'ble Shri Justice C. V. Bhadang, Judge, High Court of Bombay at Goa and also, spoke on subject “Legal Literacy Club”. The Legal Literacy Club are opened to create legal awareness among the students as per NALSA directives. Hon'ble Shri Irshad Agha, Principal District & Sessions Judge, Panaji, Hon'ble Shri Sudhir Deshpande, Member Secretary, Goa State Legal Services Authority, Smt. Shabnam Shaikh, Secretary, North Goa District Legal Services Authority, Panaji, also present on the occasion






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