Venkatesh Naik T., Principal District and Sessions Judge, said on Thursday that law was an integral part of the lives of citizens and everyone had to follow the Constitution.
He was speaking after inaugurating the legal awareness campaign to mark the National Legal Services Day organised by the district administration, the District Legal Services Authority, Bar Association, and Departments of Police and Public Instruction at the Government Girls PU College, here.
Mr. Naik said that the Constitution had provided fundamental rights to the citizens so that they could lead a peaceful life.
Legal aid
Free legal aid was being provided to the weaker sections in the society so that they too could get justice.
People should participate in the legal awareness and legal literacy camps. Such camps and the information provided them would enrich the people.
The youth too should take advantage of this information than spending all their time on the social media networks, he said.
Sanjeev M. Patil, Superintendent of Police, who flagged off the legal awareness campaign, said that lack of legal awarness was one of the reasons for the imbalance in the distribution of resources in the society.
G. Anuradha, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Shantha Bai, public prosecutor, Nagesh Shanbhag, Deputy Director of Public Instruction, Gracy Gonsalves, Deputy Director of Women and Child Development, and others were present.
