Odisha Govt is Committed to Provide Justice to Vulnerable Sections of Society: Naveen

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Government is committed to provide justice to the vulnerable sections of society, said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday.

The Chief Minister said that the State Government has taken a number of steps to reach out to weaker sections through various institutional mechanisms such as Madhu Babu Legal Aid Camps at panchayat level, legal literacy camps through Legal Services Authority and several other initiatives.

Speaking at the 51st annual conference o f All Odisha Lawyers Association, Naveen said that lawyers are the pivot of our justice system. They represent the bridge between the justice seeker and delivery of justice. Therefore, it is quite clear how dependent is our justice delivery system on the efficiency of lawyers.

The CM said, “We require our lawyers to be knowledgeable, intelligent, and above all, an unrestrained passion for providing justice, especially to poor and helpless people”.

He also called upon the lawyers to stand solidly behind the efforts for delivery of justice to people who are far away from the complexities of the legal system.

The lawyers’ community in Odisha is an asset to our society. They have always been supportive of our initiatives for the transformation of the state at all levels. The state government is very sympathetic to the welfare of lawyers’ community”, Naveen said.

The CM said, “We have established welfare trust for the advocates with an annual grant of Rs 5 Crore. We are also working to improve the infrastructure of our courts in state and established a Judicial Infrastructure Management Agency”.

Naveen further stated that he is aware of the demands of All Odisha Lawyers Association.

The State Government is always keen to fulfill the Association’s justified demands, he said while adding that the Government will consider the demands with a sympathetic outlook.