Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Legal Aid Clinic collaborated with the Centre for Social Outreach Programme (CSOP) of St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata (SXUK) conducted a Legal Aid Camp at Kulberia village on September 13, 2025.

The programme aimed to create legal awareness among the villagers and provide free legal aid to the inhabitants of the village.

The programme took place at the Kulberia Vivekananda Primary School. The event was conducted by Mr. Partha Sarathi Das, Retired District and Sessions Judge and presently, Professor of Practice and Dr. Pratyusha Das, Professor-in-charge of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Legal Aid Clinic, both from Xavier Law School and Mr. Paritosh Majumdar, Deputy Director of CSOP and Anwayee Chatterjee, Coordinator of CSOP.

The meeting took place in the presence of Kongsho Biswas, Deputy Head (Upo-pradhan) of the Gram Panchayat, the Headmaster and other teachers of Kulberia Vivekananda Primary School, students, participants and others.

Students performed a leading role by enthusiastically providing services for the camp like visiting the families, distributing leaflets, informing the villagers by visiting the village several times before the programme, etc. Women are eligible for receiving legal aid unconditionally, while men may have to meet certain conditions for free legal representation.

Members of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Legal Aid Clinic would visit the village and conduct legal aid camp on the second Saturday of each month at the same venue and provide free legal aid to the villagers.

Dr. Pratyusha Das