Advocates marathon/relay walk cum cycle tour from Delhi to Chandigarh concluded at Capitol Complex
KI Singh/ royalpatiala.in/ Chandigarh
Under the aegis of National Legal Services Authority, New Delhi, the State Legal Services Authority, U.T. Chandigarh organized the last leg of Marathon/Relay Walk cum Cycle Tour to celebrate 70th Anniversary of adoption of Indian Constitution and for creating awareness about the Fundamental Duties among the citizens.
A team of about 6 advocates from Delhi had started on 7th December from Delhi and after passing through Haryana and Punjab, the participants entered Chandigarh yesterday from Zirakpur. On reaching Chandigarh, they were joined by advocates practicing at Chandigarh, Para Legal Volunteers, students and other sports enthusiast. It was flagged off by Justice Jaswant Singh, Executive Chairman, State Legal Services Authority, U.T. Chandigarh from Sukhna Lake and the Marathon which started from Delhi concluded at ‘Open Hand Monument, Capitol Complex, Chandigarh’ where it was received by Justice Jaswant Singh, Executive Chairman, State Legal Services Authority, U.T. Chandigarh and. Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal, Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh along with office bearers and members of Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association.
The Marathon team was also honoured for taking the initiative for this noble cause by the Executive Chairman, State Legal Services Authority, U.T. Chandigarh
The participants thanked the legal services institutions and the general public for their support on the way and informed that the general public was enthusiastic about the information provided to them relating to Fundamental Duties and for making them duty conscious also.
