Nabarangpur, 26th July 2025: An awareness camp on legal rights was organized by the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) at the Nabarangpur Women’s College for female students. The event was held under the guidance of DLSA Chairman and District Judge Subrata Mohanty.
Sai Abhisekha Gochhayat, Secretary of the District Legal Services Authority, attended the program as the chief guest. The focus of the session was on sexual harassment at the workplace, its prevention, prohibition, and redressal under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, as well as on laws dealing with atrocities against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
Participants were strongly advised not to endure harassment silently but to raise their voices against such acts.
Among other dignitaries present at the event were:
- Saroj Punam Kispolta, Deputy Superintendent of Police
- Rajkishore Nag, Deputy Legal Aid Defense Counsel
- Maleswari Sahu, Principal of the Women’s College
- Kishori Pattnayak, Panel Lawyer
- Sadashiv Sahu, Vice President of District Bar Association
- Rakhi Jain, Assistant Legal Aid Defense Counsel
- Satyanarayan Nayak, Principal of Vidyarthi Degree College
- Members of Para Legal Volunteers and panel lawyers
- The program was coordinated and conducted by the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA).