Nabarangpur, 12th Nov 2025: The District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Nabarangpur organized a program at the District Court premises to celebrate National Legal Services Day 2025. The event was attended by lawyers, Anganwadi workers, members of Mission Shakti, senior citizens, and para-legal volunteers.
The program was organized under the direction of the Chairman of DLSA, Nabarangpur, who is also the District Judge, Sri Subrat Maharana.
The theme for this year’s observance was:
“Empowering the marginalized through legal awareness and ensuring justice for all.”
In this camp, Additional District Judge Bishnu Prasad Mishra attended as the Chief Guest. He informed everyone that any citizen, regardless of their background or identity, is entitled to free legal aid across the country. He also highlighted the importance of the day and raised awareness about various legal rights and issues.
Other guests present included:
- Family Court Judge Lalita Pasayat,
- Additional District Judge (Polasara) Basudev Acharya,
- Chief Judicial Magistrate Seema Tripathy,
- Registrar, District Court and Secretary in-charge of DLSA, Nabarangpur Smt. Shaswati Mishra,
- Senior Civil Judge, Nabarangpur (Women’s Court) Sudipa Patra,
- Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate Soumya Shankar Mohanty,
- JMFC on probation Gautam Pattnayak,
- Chief Legal Aid Defense Counsel Prasanti Pattnayak,
- Senior Advocate, Nabarangpur Kishori Pattnayak, and
- Assistant Legal Aid Defense Counsel Rakshi Jain.
Several other advocates also attended and shared their views on the significance of National Legal Services Day 2025.
The entire program was conducted by Smt. Shaswati Mishra, Secretary-in-charge of the District Legal Services Authority, Nabarangpur.i
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