Halsa President Inaugurated ADR Center of Rewari

• 22 Aug 2022

Why In News?

• On August 20, 2022, Justice Augustine George Masih, Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court and Executive Chairman, Haryana State Legal Services Authority (HALSA) duly inaugurated the new building of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) centre at Rewari district headquarters with the significance of 'Justice for all'.

Key Points

• On this occasion, Justice Augustine George Masih and Administrative Judge of Sessions Division Rewari, High Court, Justice Manoj Bajaj launched the special campaign 'Aging with Dignity' of Haryana State Legal Services Authority and released the rights poster of the elderly.
• Augustine George Masih, executive president of HALSA, said that through this center, the public will get a meaningful option to settle their cases. This is the 14th alternative dispute resolution centre building at the district level in Haryana. Haryana is the leading state in the country in terms of separate alternative dispute resolution centre.
• He praised the 'Aging with Dignity' campaign and said it is a commendable initiative in honour of senior citizens who have built the future of the country.
• Justice Manoj Bajaj said that the services provided through the ADR centre will provide accessible, affordable and speedy justice to the complainants, which will save both their money and time. Due to family disputes, people compromise after fighting the pending battle in court, ADR center proves to be effective for such people.
• He said that due to the publicity of legal services, now the trend of people towards Lok Adalats and ADR centers is increasing continuously, through which lakhs of pending cases of the state are being settled every year. Legal services have also proved to be very beneficial in providing justice to the poor sections of the society, women and the needy.