Business Standard

125 undertrials freed at Lok Adalat in Gurdaspur

Image

Press Trust of India Gurdaspur

12 courts were set up in the Lok Adalat for speedy disposal of the cases.

District Sessions Judge and Chairman of Legal Aid Authority K K Garg said about 250 undertrials were freed at earlier Lok Adalats held in the jail and a similar court will be held in November.

A Mega Lok Adalat will be conducted on December 1.

Garg, who also opened a legal aid clinic in the Central jail premises here said, volunteers will regularly meet the inmates for counselling and guide them to avail legal aid.

  

Don't miss the most important news and views of the day. Get them on our Telegram channel

First Published: Aug 25 2012 | 6:05 PM IST

Explore News