Nagaland State Legal Services Authority (NSLSA) organized a culmination programme for the Summer Internship Programme 2025 at DC’s Conference Hall, Kohima on 31st July 2025.
Delivering a speech, Member Secretary, NSLSA, Neiko Akami, NJS highlighted the roles and services of the legal services Authority and said that it was constituted under the Legal Services Act, 1987.
The member secretary also gave an overview about the functions of the Nagaland SLSA and District Legal Services Authorities and the role of the Executive Chairman, Member Secretary and panel lawyers, para legal volunteers and its activities. He also emphasized on how to file FIR and its legal procedures done by the police, procedures of Court trials and examinations.
Akami further encouraged the interns to work hard, have a good degree and be well prepared for judicial exams after they graduate from their respective institutions.
Retainer Lawyer NSLSA, Apila Sangtam gave an overview of the new criminal laws in respect of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA). She explained that the three most important parameters of the new laws were introduction of modern laws, major changes and minor changes of BNSS, modifications and reorganization under new Laws.
Deputy Legal Aid Defense Counsel, Kohima, Kezhosano Kikhi, also encouraged interns through her journey of becoming a lawyer and said that the legal profession requires patience and resilience.
The interns also shared their experiences.
During the internship held in the month of July, more than 30 law students underwent the training.
The programme was chaired by Cherry Ovung, State Panel Lawyer.
As part of the internship programme, interns received the opportunity to visit and interact with various institutions which included Gauhati High Court, Kohima bench, district court, police station, State mental health Institute, Orphanage Home, District Jail, Kripa Foundation Sakhi One stop Centre among others. The interns also organized awareness programmes for street vendors which benefited 78 beneficiaries. They also distributed pamphlets to the public.
(DIPR)
