TURA: The 5th anniversary of the separation of the judiciary from the executive was observed by the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) and the court of the District and Sessions Judge, East Garo Hills, in the district court premises in Williamnagar on Thursday.
Marking the occasion, president of the Williamnagar Bar Association Challang Artius Ch Marak, spoke about the importance of Article 50 of the Constitution, the Directive Principles of State Policy and stressed on the need to deliver justice on time.
The legal fraternity and the DLSA also paid tribute to the late legal luminaries such as Justice Jangsan Sangma, the first judge of the Guwahati High Court from Meghalaya, Purno A Sangma, former Speaker of the Lok Sabha who was also a member of Tura Bar Association and former President of India Fakruddin Ali Ahmed, who was a member of the Bar in Shillong.