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20 FEBRUARY 2011

Know why basic Legal Knowledge is necessary for everyone: Spread theWord

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It has been generally believed among different sections and groups of the society that legal education is only for the lawstudents, lawyers etc. But have you ever thought that how important role can basic legal education play in our daily life. Itis very necessary for every person to have certain knowledge of Law, otherwise it would become very difficult for him totackle several problems, from consumer protection to fundamental rights. When a person hears the word " LegalEducation", a picture which is framed in his mind of lawyer or a law student or court or similar to all these. We keepourselves away from all these things, by convincing ourself saying that all these stuff is not our cup of tea. But, have youever thought that this ideology sometimes become the problem when someone takes away your right, and you would notbe in a position to stop him from doing so. Is is not because you do not know such person is taking away your rights, butbecause you do not know how to enforce and stop that person. Does not it become necessary in these kinds of situationsto have certain legal knowledge, so that you might be able to stop that person from violating your right. Moreover, even ifyou are aware of you Rights, have you ever thought of a person who is not aware of all this Would it take much time tostop a person from not violating rights of another person ? Would it take much time to tell a person where to go and howto enforce his rights? These are the questions which are to be resolved.

Why Basic Legal Education is Necessary ?

There are certain laws and regulation, basic knowledge of which is very necessary for a person, even if doesn't belong to agroup which is related to legal field. If you don't belong to legal field, then have you ever thought " What would you do ifsomeone stops you from going somewhere? ", " What would you do if someone stops you from entering a public place ?", " What would you do if someone denies you an opportunity without any valid reason? ". If I am not wrong, Youranswer would be " Yes, I have a right to do that thing, and the person who is stopping me from doing such an act isinfringing my right".

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But, the question is " Which Rights? ", " How to enforce it ?", " Am I interested in enforcing those right ? ", or " Evenafter knowing those rights I couldn't enforce it, because I do not know how to enforce it". Indeed, it is true that even afterhaving the knowledge of infringement of Rights, usually a person would ignore it as he doesn't know the means to enforceit. And it encourages such persons, who are infringing the rights of several persons without any reason. Moreover, this isthe reason why certain basic knowledge of legal education is necessary. Our Constitution has provided certainFundamental Rights for every citizen and certain Fundamental Rights for every person ( May not be a citizen ), but if youare not related to legal field, then are you aware of these fundamental rights? It would not be wrong to say that there areseveral person, who are not aware of their Fundamental Rights, and due to which they do not even become aware whentheir Fundamental Rights get violated without any cause.

Take an example of a person who is caught by a police constable in the street without any reason, and has been draggedby him to the Police Station. Generally, a normal person would only plead not to arrest him, because he has not donesomething which is wrong. This is due to the lack of certain legal knowledge, he is not aware of the fact that " No PoliceConstable/ officer can arrest him without a warrant ( except some serious issues ) ". Lack of knowledge is the main reasonthat certain rights of a person get violated so easily. It has been said that " Knowledge is the Power", and indeed it is notwrong. An educated person would be well aware of his rights which no one can take away from him, but what about thosepersons who do not have any such knowledge and are exploited easily ?

How to know whether Your Right has been Violated

The main reason why a normal person do not take the violation of his rights seriously, because he lives under a belief thathe would have to pay certain amount to the concerned lawyer. Moreover, he is scared of the legal process and the judicialsystem of the Country. And, indeed he is not wrong. But there is another way which can be used by you to know howyour rights can be protected from getting violated.

There are around 952 Law Universities/ Colleges in India, which have been recognized Bar Council Of India. There is aprovision in these colleges to have a department of "Legal Aid Society/ Legal Aid Clinic ". This is the place where you cango to. If you are in a state of doubt as to whether your Right has been violated or not, run to to this place in the lawcollege near you , and they would provide you the information which you are seeking. There are various law colleges whoare not actively participating in these activities, and if you go around and ask them the reason why your rights have beentaken away by someone, they would also become active.

Moreover, a poor person who is not able to bear the expenses of the court proceeding and the lawyers can run around tothe Legal Aid Officer who is available in every District at the District Court. They why to wait, is it not your responsibility tomake a common man aware of his rights and how these rights can be saved.It would be better if you could spread this word, not is a casual way but in a forceful way.

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Anonymous guest Sunday, 6 Mar 11

Totally agree with you.Yes,You have correctly pointed out this fact.I have just been ditched,by my lawyer,just a day before the arguments were to take place.I prayed and sought courage,from Almighty with a decision togo ahead.I have been denied support from other legal aid Laywer,because they show solidarity with each other.The consumer,is the person,who has to suddenly start learning.I am glad i found this article.I draw inspiration.Thank you.

cogitasocietatis Wednesday, 16 Mar 11

It is very unfortunate that you had to face such problem, that too with a lawyer. I think you can have a claim against him under breach of trust orconsumer protection.

rajan patil Friday, 1 Mar 13

legal knowledge is important for every human, but those who are afraid to approach with legal authority, police, courts, etc, and also those cannot affordto take such what remedy they can have

ANURAG SRIVASTAVA Monday, 23 Jun 14

I am fullly agried that everyone should have basic knowledge of law because it helps a person when he is in trouble.

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