31st October 2026 : Public Hearing on Issues Affecting Marginalised Communities organised my Alliance School of Law, Bengaluru.
On 31 October 2026 A Public Hearing was organised on issues affecting marginalised communities in Tilak Nagar, Arasu Colony, Corporation Colony, Indira Gandhi Colony and Ragigudda.
Dhwani Legal Trust participated in this programme organised by Alliance School of Law, in collaboration with Maarga, and in association with the District Legal Services Authority, Bengaluru, Alternative Law Forum, Reach Lawyer and Dhwani Legal Trust.
Advocates Purushottam N and Surabhi KC were invited to the Public hearing where a report on Legal Aid Camps conducted by the Alliance School of Law was released.
The aim of the Public Hearing was to enable the members attending the hearing to put forth to the panel the larger issues faced by their communities including issues relating to the receipt of government entitlement documents like ration card, income and caste certificates and aadhaar cards, issues of sanitation and hygiene, issues relating to the enforcement of law and order, and issues relating to basic amenities like food, pension and housing.
The session had over 50 participants with over 10 women and youngsters of the communities voicing out the issues faced by them.
The Advocates on the Panel highlighted the various strategies that could be undertaken to resolve the issues put forth and emphasised the need for mobilisation and collective action.
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