LADCS office inaugurated

IMPHAL, Apr 29
A Bimol Singh, Judge, High Court of Manipur & executive chairman Manipur State Legal Services Authority (MASLSA) and A Guneshwar Sharma, Judge High Court of Manipur & chairperson High Court Legal Services Committee (HCLSC) today inaugurated the office of Legal Aid Defense Counsel System (LADCS) for the district of Imphal West and Imphal East at Cheirap Court Complex and Lamphelpat Court Complex.
Addressing the gathering, A Bimol Singh stated that LADCS aims to provide free legal aid and assistance to the poor and needy with respect to representation/conducting trial & appeals and other miscellaneous work in all criminal matters.
He also mentioned that the offices of LADCS were initially implemented for 4 districts namely Imphal West, Imphal East, Thoubal and Bishnupur where legal aided cases are maximum.
"For the remaining districts where the legal aided cases are minimal, the Legal Aid Defense Counsels which are recruited for Imphal West, Imphal East, Thoubal and Bishnupur will be utilised on rotational basis as per requirements", he added.
The inaugural programme was attended by Salam Imocha Singh, Special Judge POCSO Court I; RK Memcha Devi, District & Sessions Judge, Imphal West; W Tonen Meitei, District & Sessions Judge Imphal East; Samom Ibjen, District & Sessions Judge, Thoubal; Letkho Kipgen, District & Sessions Judge, Bishnupur; Ojesh Mutum, Member Secretary, MASLSA; Sonykumar Nepram, OSD, MASLSA; Sadananda Sorokhaibam, Addl Member Secretary, MASLSA; Judicial Officers of Cheirap Court Complex and Lamphelpat Court Complex; president and executive members of All Manipur Bar Association (AMBA) and All Manipur Lady Advocates Association (AMLAA); advocates and staff of MASLSA.