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Brainware University prides itself for imbibing ethical values and humanitarian concerns among all the students so that they can emerge as a responsible citizen. To this end, the Department of Law launched its free legal aid clinic on 11 January 2020 to deliver legal assistance to the underprivileged. The inaugural ceremony which was attended by various dignitaries garnered massive appreciation. The Honourable Vice Chancellor of NUJS had expressed his wish to replicate this system amongst several institutions across the country.
Through this initiative the university hopes to pay back its debt to society and contribute to creating a more just world. In India, it is the financially disadvantaged and women who are disproportionately vulnerable to the loopholes of our justice system and hence need our support the most. Our mobile legal camp provides a safe space for them to seek advice without any monetary transaction and ensures that their fundamental rights are not violated. In addition to contributing to societal development it shall also encourage our students to implement their knowledge and prepare them for a successful legal career. We hope to slowly work towards combating societal inequities so that our nation can reach the zenith of development. This will also improve the students’ clinical legal skills while developing an empathetic attitude towards the poor and marginalised.
The Brainware University Legal Aid Clinic since its very inception has been organizing legal literacy and legal aid camps in various parts of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal. Additionally, it has organised various drives aiming to sensitize people about the existing laws prohibiting sexual abuse, child trafficking, and child labour. While traditionally legal aid tackled only the poorest and most marginalized, our policy has been to provide legal aid to all sections of society and educate them about their rights and responsibilities as citizens.
People eligible for legal aid:
- A member of Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, a child or a woman, or a mentally ill or otherwise disabled person; or
- A victim of trafficking in human beings or beggar as referred to in Article 23 of the Constitution; or
- A person under circumstances of undeserved want such as being a victim of a mass disaster, ethnic violence, caste atrocity, flood, drought, earthquake or industrial disaster; or
- An industrial workman; or
- A person in custody, including custody in a protective home or in a juvenile home, or in a psychiatric hospital or psychiatric nursing home; or
- In receipt of annual income less than rupees nine thousand or such other higher amount as may be prescribed by the State Government, if the case is before a court other than the Supreme Court, and less than rupees twelve thousand or such other higher amount as may be prescribed by the Central Government, if the case is before the Supreme Court.
Additional Functions of Legal Aid Clinic:
Legal aid clinics provide a host of services ranging from basic legal advice to helping prepare applications for job card under MGNREGA Scheme. By collaborating with other legal institutions and government officials we ensure that the fundamental rights of the poor are not infringed by corruption and greed.
The other specific activities include:- Gender sensitization program
- Human Rights Campaign and Workshops in Association with National and State Human Rights Commission
- Prohibition of child labour and domestic violence
- Right to free and compulsory education
- Protecting senior citizen’s rights in association with Calcutta Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology
- Protecting rights of manual scavengers
- Child sexual offences
- Email: hod.law@brainwareuniversity.ac.in
- Phone: 8296029146/8777562798
A legal awareness/aid camp at Bamangacchi Community Hall was organised by Brainware School of Law
Legal Awarness Camp in Association with District Legal Services Authority 24 Parganas North
Inauguration of Legal Aid Clinic by Honourable Vice Chancellor, the WBNUJS
Visit of Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly at Legal Aid Clinic
Seminar with Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly, Mrs. Reshmi Rea Sinha, Advocate on Record, Supreme Court of India and Mr. Biplab Roy: Administrator General of West Bengal
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