Daijiworld News Network – Mangalore (AF)

Mangalore, Nov 27: A legal workshop for women was organized by the District Legal Services Authority in association with Indian Federation of Women Lawyers at Karavali College here on Sunday November 26.

Speaking on the occasion, Justice R Gururajan, state High Court, said women must exercise the rights laid down by the constitution. Equality is conserved as a value in Indian constitution. Advocates should construe the existing legal provisions to guarantee justice to the oppressed so that the legal dominion does not remain suppressed. He also expressed the need for the Federation to set up legal aid camps in rural areas.

He suggested the introduction of 50 per cent reservation for women in elected bodies and said that the media has an important role in spreading awareness on legal rights of women among the masses.

Among those present were Justice Subhash Adi and Justice Abdul nazeer of state High Court, T N Manjula Devi, vice president, Indian federation of Women Lawyers, Prameela Nesargi, president, Karnataka chapter of the federation, and S Ganesh Rao, founder president, Karavali Group of Colleges.