Port Blair, Aug 20: To promote legal awareness and empower vulnerable groups, the District Legal Services Authority, Andaman & Nicobar Islands organized a Legal Awareness Camp at the Old Age Home, Ferrargunj today. Shri Anupam Mukherjee, Ld. District & Sessions Judge-cum-Chairman, District Legal Services Authority, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Shri Bhawani Shanker Sharma, Ld. Additional District & Sessions Judge, Andaman & Nicobar Islands took part in the said awareness camp.

The primary objective of the legal awareness camp was to educate and inform the participants about their rights, specifically focusing on the rights of senior citizens, specially abled persons, and children, regardless of their age, ability or background.    The Ld. District & Sessions Judge-cum-Chairman, District Legal Services Authority, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and the Ld. Additional District & Sessions Judge, Andaman & Nicobar Islands shared valuable insights on safeguarding the rights and dignity of these vulnerable groups and also highlighted the significance of legal awareness in ensuring a just and equal society. The dignitaries present at the camp visited the Old Age Home premises and interacted with the residents and also evaluated the facilities and services provided to the residents of the Home.