BARAMULLA, MAY 14: On second day of his visit to Baramulla, Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, N Kotiswar Singh, today visited One Stop Centre and District Hub for Women Empowerment (DHWE) at Khawaja Bagh and reviewed functioning of both the centres. He had interaction with the staff there and was apprised ofthe various success stories of women victims.
Registrar General, Shahzad Azeem, Principal Secretary to Chief Justice, Mahinder Kumar Sharma, Deputy Inspector General of Police, North Kashmir, Vivek Gupta, Senior Superintendent of Police, Baramulla, Amod Ashok Nagpure, ADDC, Ajaiz Abdullah Saraf besides functionaries of all concerned departments were present on the ocassion.
Chief Justice interacted with the women victims and got appraisal of their concerns and issues. He also listened to various success stories of the women who were facing domestic violence. He was informed that Baramulla has recorded 236 cases registered with OSC including domestic violence, human trafficking, divorce, black mailing and others.
During interaction, Chief Justice was satisfied with the working of the centres and extended appreciations to district administration for achieving marvellous progress by resolving cases through counselling and legal advice. He asserted that the center facilitates effective disposal of complaints received by OSC and also helps in collecting information about the problems faced by women in the district.
