DLSA starts 4 day awareness prog on Juvenile Justice

REASI, APRIL 08: Under the aegis of NALSA and the leadership of   Justice Ali Mohammed Magrey, Executive Chairman JKLSA and also under the able guidance and supervision of  R.N. Watal, Chairman District Legal Services Authority, Reasi, Rekha Kapoor Nischal, Secretary District Legal Services Authority, Reasi today kick started a 4 day awareness program on Juvenile Justice in collaboration with the Department of Education, Reasi.

In these Programs an effort will be made by DLSA Reasi to sensitize and aware the students of   Govt. High School, Moori; Govt. High School, Katra; Govt. High School, Hansali; Govt. Higher Secondary School, Katra; about ‘The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015 along with its latest Amendments  and its Model Rules of 2016’.

Legal Cum Probationary Officer, JJB, Reasi, Sunali Khajuria, will be the resource person for these Programs. She will deliver talks on Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015 and also focus on the core topics of Rights and Protection of Children, Categories of Children (Child in Conflict with Law, Child in need of Care and Protection and Child in contact with Law), the role of Juvenile Justice Board, Child Welfare Committee. Accordingly under this initiative, the first awareness program was organised today at Government Middle School, Moori wherein students participated and interacted with Secretary DLSA Reasi and alight refreshment was also distributed among the student participants.