New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today underlined
the need of welfare of the lawyers and announced hike in the corpus fund of Bar
Council of Delhi for welfare measures. The city government had
contributed Rs one crore at the the time of constitution of the corpus fund.
She expressed these views in a National seminar on welfare
of lawyers organised by the Bar Council of Delhi, inaugurated by Honble
President, Sh. Paranab Mukherjee. Delhi Law Minister Sh Ramakant Goswami
also expressed his views in the second session.
Dikshit stated the Lawyers community has played a significant
role in achieving the freedom of India. the contribution of the lawyers and the
jurists in this struggle for liberty, equality, justice and truth remains
unparalleled. The Constitution enjoins the state to secure social, economic and
political justice to all its citizens. The lawyers are agents of peace and
order in the society. Delhi Government recognises the need of welfare measures
to be taken in the interest of legal fraternity.
The city government has provided the parking facility in all
court complexes for the excusive use of lawyers including multi level automatic
car parking at Delhi High Court Complex for which the government had
contributed more than Rs 200 crore. Smt Dikshit also staed that her government
would provide possible assistance in enrichin the liabraries foe the lawyers
ain order to facilitate access to them to the legal provisions and decided
cases.
The government is in favor of an appropriate medical insurance
sceme for the lawyers, She added. She called upon the Bar council to
bring a concrete proposal in this regard. The government has been increasing
the number of the District courts and the judges. The government is of the view
that the lawerrs of the district and High court must be the best served by her
government.
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