Terming litigation a “bleeding wound”, Chief Justice of India-designate and NALSA Executive Chairman Justice UU Lalit on Sunday launched Legal Aid Defence Counsel (LADC) system in 365 districts in 22 states across India, including 18 in Haryana and 11 in Punjab, to extend legal aid to the poor.
“Litigation is like a bleeding wound — the more you let it bleed, the more the man suffers. Especially when it comes to criminal cases, these are not thrust by choice but the person is forced by his circumstances, which is why the reaction time is very less and consequently, the person gets sucked in a trap for which he has to sell or mortgage his property,” Justice Lalit said.
The 18 districts of Haryana selected for expansion of LADC Scheme are: Ambala, Bhiwani, Fatehabad, Faridabad Hisar, Jind, Jhajjar, Kurikshetra, Karnal, Kaithal, Mewat, Narnaul, Palwal, Rohtak, Rewari, Sirsa, Sonepat and Yamunanagar.
The 11 Punjab districts included in the LADC scheme are Bhatinda, Fazilka, Ferozepur, Fatehgarh Sahib, Gurudaspur, Kapurthala, Mansa, Patiala, Rupnagar, Sangrur and SAS Nagar.
Similarly, six districts of Himachal Pradesh — Kangra at Dharamsala, Kullu and Lahaul and Spiti, Shimla, Sirmaur, Solan and Una — and 10 of Jammu and Kashmir, including Srinagar, Baramulla, Anantnag, Kupwara, Kulgam, Jammu, Kathua, Poonch, Udhampur and Kishtwar, have been included in the scheme.
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