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GANDERBAL: Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey, Judge of High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on Thursday inaugurated legal literacy club (LLC) at Faculty of Social Forestry Benhama Ganderbal and presided over the Legal Awareness programme on Climate Change.
Legal awareness programme on ‘Climate Change: Role of state institutions and Law’ was organized by District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) Ganderbal in collaboration with Sher-e- Kashmir University of Agriculture Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Forestry, Benhama.
Justice, Javaid Iqbal Wani, Judge High Court of J&K and Ladakh and Administrative Judge of District Ganderbal was the guest of honour, while Vice Chancellor, SKUAST-K, Prof. Nazir Ahamd Ganai, Member Secretary, J&K Legal Services Authority, M K Sharma, Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, Shyambir, SSP Ganderbal, Nikhil Borkar, Director Extension SKUAST-K, Prof. Dil Mohammad Maqdoomi, Secretary DLSA Ganderbal, Tabasum besides faculty members of college and students were also present on the occasion.
Justice Magrey who is also Executive Chairman J&K Legal Services Authority in his presidential address said that the principle objective of Legal Services Institutions is not only to ensure Access to Justice to the weaker sections of the society but also to educate the people about their rights and duties towards preservation of environment.
He said that the courts have played a pivotal role in interpreting the laws concerning the environment and by way of judicial interventions succeeded in conserving and preserving the water bodies.
Justice Javed Iqbal Wani, while speaking on the occasion highlighted the importance of Legal Literacy Clubs in the educational institutions. He gave an overview of various judicial pronouncements by the apex court on the issues of environment.
Prof. Nazir Ahmad Ganie, Vice Chancellor, SKUAST-K; Deputy Commissioner, Ganderbal; M.K Sharma, Member Secretary, J&K LSA; Dr Dil Mohommad Maqdoomi Director Extension SKUAST, Prof Bashir Ahmad Ganai, Associate Prof Shehnaz Noor and Prof. S.A Gangoo; Secretary DLSA Ganderbal also spoke on the occasion.
Later, Justice Magrey also kick-started plantation drive by planting sapling of fir in the lawns of college under Har Gaon Hariyali initiative and also inspected the Biodiversity Park there.