Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Gita Mittal recently inaugurated two new Legal Literacy clubs for the Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Kothibagh and the Government SP Higher Secondary School, Srinagar..The clubs are intended to help students gain more knowledge about law and allied areas. There are a total of five legal literacy clubs in the district of Srinagar. These were established under the aegis of the National Legal Services Authority..Chief Justice Mittal, who is also the chief patron of the State Legal Services Authority, is reported to have said that the newly inaugurated club would be instrumental in imparting legal literacy and making students aware about the legal rights and duties as enshrined in the Constitution and the law..Prior to her transfer to the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Chief Justice Mittal was known for her proactive role in social awareness initiatives during her stint as Acting Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court..During her tenure, the Delhi High Court had launched a number of welfare programmes including various training and sensitisation programmes on social issues such as sexual abuse..Justice Mittal had taken over as Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court last August, in the process becoming the first woman Chief Justice of the J&K High Court in its 90 year history..Feature Image Courtesy: Daily Excelsior
Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Gita Mittal recently inaugurated two new Legal Literacy clubs for the Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Kothibagh and the Government SP Higher Secondary School, Srinagar..The clubs are intended to help students gain more knowledge about law and allied areas. There are a total of five legal literacy clubs in the district of Srinagar. These were established under the aegis of the National Legal Services Authority..Chief Justice Mittal, who is also the chief patron of the State Legal Services Authority, is reported to have said that the newly inaugurated club would be instrumental in imparting legal literacy and making students aware about the legal rights and duties as enshrined in the Constitution and the law..Prior to her transfer to the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Chief Justice Mittal was known for her proactive role in social awareness initiatives during her stint as Acting Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court..During her tenure, the Delhi High Court had launched a number of welfare programmes including various training and sensitisation programmes on social issues such as sexual abuse..Justice Mittal had taken over as Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court last August, in the process becoming the first woman Chief Justice of the J&K High Court in its 90 year history..Feature Image Courtesy: Daily Excelsior