JOTE, Apr 23: Union Minister (Law & Justice) Kiren Rijiju has appealed to the top lawyers to offer free legal services to those who cannot afford lawyer’s fees. He also lauded the Judges of district courts of Arunachal Pradesh for efficient and timely delivery of justice thereby resolving many pending cases. Rijiju was speaking at the inauguration of the mega legal services camp and pro bono club at the Jarbom Gamlin Government Law College organised by the Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (APSLSA) in collaboration with District Administration, Papum Pare.
While laying down the foundation stones for three projects, namely construction of Court Building for Judicial Magistrate First Class at Namsai, Court Building for District & Sessions Judges at Khonsa and Court Building for Judicial Magistrates at Bomdila, he congratulated the people of these three districts and promised the people of the state to take responsibility for the construction of all the courts in the state.
Terming  the JGGLC as state property, Rijiju said "the premier law institute of Arunachal is our pride and we need to put concerted effort for its overall development."
Kento Jini, MLA & Advisor to the Minister of Law & Justice, GoAP, said that the Pro Bono Club is part of the dream project of the Ministry of Law & Justice, GoAP to improve the efficiency and quality of justice delivery. He said, the moto of the club is to instil in the minds of young lawyers responsibility of community services in legal field. He exhorted the young students of the law college to volunteer as ‘Nyay Bandhu’ in the Pro Bono Club to provide free legal aid to the poor and weaker sections of society. 
In the Mega Legal Services Camp, members of APSLSA and members of NLSA from other states also participated and provided legal awareness on wide range of legal issues to the people. In the Sewa Aapke Dwar, all the line departments of the district such as Agriculture, Fishery, Disaster Management, Transport, Trade & Commerce and others provided public services to the local people.
Justice Nani Tagia and Justice A.D. Choudhury, Judges of Guwahati High Court also spoke on the occasion. MLA Doimukh Tana Hali, DC Papum Pare Sachin Rana, SP Papum Pare Nyelam Nega, Principal JGGLC, members of APSLSA, HODs and other officers of the district, Panchayat members and others were also present in the programme.

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