Thursday, June 10, 2010

SC judge to visit Mizoram

Aizawl, Jun 10 : Supreme Court Judge Justice Altamas Kabir is scheduled to pay a two-day visit to the state from June 14. Justice Kabir, who is also the chairman of National Legal Services Authority, will arrive here on June 14 and attend a legal aid clinic and awareness programme at Sihphir on June 15.

He would also visit another legal awareness and inter-departmental conference at Tourist Lodge, Chaltlang at 1600 hours on the same day.

The programme will also include speeches from Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla and other government officials. Officials from law & judicial, social welfare, women and child development, labour & employment, rural development and officials from other different line departments are expected to attend the conference.

The chief secretary and few government officials held a meeting today to discuss the matter at the secretariat conference hall to preview the SC judges visit.

A culture programme in honour of the visiting judge will be organised at Tourist Lodge. Earlier this week, another Supreme Court judge Justice Dr Mukundakam visited Aizawl. The SC judge, attended a meeting on Access to Justice and Socio-Economic Development organised by the Mizoram State Legal Services Authority.

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