Dharamshala: Circuit Justice Commissioner Lhadruk and Secretary Lobsang of North Local Justice Commission led a 2-day legal awareness campaign to around 890 people.
On 2 November, 40 people comprising of Settlement Officer, President of the Local Tibetan Assembly, representatives of governmental and non-governmental organisations and the general public participated. In the afternoon of the same day, the duo gave a presentation to the 250 senior school students and teachers of Upper TCV and, on the following day, to Gopalpur students and teachers, totalling 600 people.
The awareness campaign apprised the participants of the Tibetans about the evolution of Tibetan democracy in exile and the powers and responsibilities of the three pillars of the Central Tibetan Administration. They were also elucidated on the Tibetan Justice Commission’s code of judiciary and its organisation and jurisdiction. The team also informed the public about the Code of Civil Procedure’s principal law and provided a detailed guideline on the different types of evidence, admissibility of evidence, the veracity of witnesses, examination of witnesses and the standard of proof.
–Filed by Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission