Justice A Bimol Singh stated that the LADCS aims to provide free legal aid and assistance to poor and needy individuals with respect to representation or conducting trial and appeals including all miscellaneous work in all criminal matters.
A total of 430 cases which include both pre-litigation and pending court cases on bank recovery matters, BSNL bill matters, matrimonial cases, criminal compoundable cases, civil cases, Motor Accident Claims cases and NI Act cases were taken up during the first National Lok Adalat of 2023.
A legal awareness programme, organised by the Manipur State Legal Services Authority (MASLSA), deliberated on the theme ‘Legal rights as well as importance of economic empowerment of women prisoners’.