DETAILS OF PROJECT PROPOSAL

1. Title of the Project Legal Awareness Camp to Create Awareness among Women &
Girls
2. Venue of the camps Two days Legal Awareness Camp (Six camps)
for men and women will be organized
at different places as follows:-
1.At&Po:-Bhagaban Sunder,Dist:-Puri
2.At&Po:-Banra,Via:-Banki,Dist:-Cuttack
3.At:Khatbin Sahi,Po:-Chandinichuwk,Cuttack
4.At-Mancheswar,Po:-Chasapara,Dist:-Cuttack
5.At:-Jobrai,Po:CollegeSquare,Dist:-Cuttack.
6.At&Po:-Badamba,Dist:-Cuttack.

3 No. of Participants 75 Women & Girls participants in one camp from different places of in
Cuttak, Puri District, Odisha.
4. Main Objectives The main objectives of the proposed project area
To empower the men and women through 2 days legal awareness
camp (6 camps) in Cuttak District, Odisha.
To impart awareness to men and women regarding their rights so as to
face the challenges in real life.
To sensitize the knowledge of their rights and duties ultimately to be
able to share power equality and justice.
To make them aware about laws against female foeticide.
To make the people aware about the problem of declining sex-ratio.
5. Resource Persons
The Resource Persons are : -
1,Bikash Moapatra(Advocate & Social Activist),Chairman of CWC,Cuttack
2.Prdeep kumar Pattanaik,Advocate HighCourt ofOdisha,CWC member.
3.Kamala kanta Kar{LLM},Superntendet, Odisha State Legal Services Authority,Cuttack.
4.Sanjeev Kumar Jena,Advocate,High Court of Odisha,Cuttack.
5.Ramkrushna Rath, Advocate,High Court of Odisha,Cuttack
5.Dr.Arjun Kumar Biswal,Co-ordinator of District Environment Society,Cuttack
6.Mrs.Minati Bindhani,General Secretary,Women&Child Welfare Society.
7.SubhashreeDivyadarshiniMaharana,In-Charge of SuprativaCommunityRadioStation,Ctc.
8.Dhuleswar Choudhury,Advocate, High Court of Odisha,Cuttack

Project Proposal on Legal Awareness on Women Family Courts in India

The Family Courts Act, 1984 was part of the trends of legal reforms concerning women. Because
of the building pressure from various institutions lobbying for the welfare of women all over the
country, the Act was expected to facilitate satisfactory resolution of disputes concerning the family
through a forum expected to work expeditiously in a just manner and with an approach ensuring
maximum welfare of society and dignity of women. Prevalence of gender biased laws and
oppressive social practices over centuries have denied justice and basic human rights to Indian
women. The need to establish the Family Courts was first emphasized by the late Smt. Durgabai
Deshmukh. After a tour of China in 1953, where she had occasion to study the working of family
courts, Smt. Deshmukh discussed the subject with certain Judges and legal experts and then
made a proposal to set up Family Courts in India to Prime Minister Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru.
To this background, a significant development has been the recent setting up of the Family Court
in Delhi. Though such courts have been set up and are functioning in other states, the setting up
of a family court in the Capital is a significant development and a step which was necessary to be
taken. The main purpose behind setting up these Courts was to take the cases dealing with family
matters away from the intimidating atmosphere of regular courts and ensure that a congenial
environment is set up to deal with matters such as marriage, divorce, alimony, child custody etc.
As mentioned earlier, an effective way of tackling the problem of pendency is to improve the
efficiency of the system rather than changing the system altogether. A significant step is to make
use of the available human resource. These family courts at Delhi are equipped with counselors
and psychologists who ensure that the disputes are handled by experts who do not forget that
while there may be core legal issues to be dealt with; there is also a human and psychological
dimension to be dealt with in these matters. The role of the counselors is not limited to counseling
but extends to reconciliation and mutual settlement wherever deemed feasible.
Distinction between Civil and Criminal Law
The distinction between civil and criminal law is a basic part of the Indian legal system. Civil laws
deal with the rights and obligations of people and what is needed to protect them, while criminal
law deals with offences and their punishment. In a criminal offence, the State takes upon itself the
responsibility to investigate and collect evidence (through the police), to fight the case in court
(through a public prosecutor) and enforce the punishment. Robbery, murder and kidnapping are
examples of criminal offences. Criminal offences are dealt with by the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

The procedure by which a criminal trial is conducted is quite different from the processes involved
in a civil trial. An important difference is that the "standard of proof" required in criminal cases is
much higher than in civil cases. Since criminal law is centrally linked with issues of punishment,
allegations and facts must be proved "beyond reasonable doubt", so that innocent people are not
punished. In civil cases, the courts scrutinize the "balance of probabilities" before deciding in
whose favor to make a judgment.

However, there are some situations in which both civil and criminal law apply. Inflicting physical
violence on a wife or daughter-in-law as well as subjecting her to cruelty - physical, mental or
emotional - in a marriage is not only a civil offence and provides ground for divorce (a "matrimonial
offence"), but is also a criminal offence under the Indian Penal Code, for which a person can be
imprisoned. The laws dealing with marital abuse have been made very stringent through
amendments in the Indian Penal Code and the Evidence Act.

Law Relating to Dowry, Dowry Deaths, Bride Burning, Rape & Related Offences
The crimes and offences against women need protection as they are peculiar in the sense that
they are perpetrated against one sex only. Women are now asserting their right to equality and
dignity. As women move out from the traditional sanctuary of home, at all hours, at all places, at
all levels, they are getting exposed to man's gaze, stare, lewd remarks, molestation and rape.

We have much legislation providing protection to women, e.g., with regard to dowry, cruelty and
rape law has been made stringent but a lot is lacking in our investigative and enforcement
machinery. Unless and until they are upgraded, the conviction rate would remain as low as it is
now and law would remain a mere paper tiger.

It is this wide canvas of insatiable demand of dowry, leading to various dowry offences; to dowry
deaths, murders and induced suicides; eve-teasing, molestation and rape of women of all ages;
cruelty on married women; and indecent and vulgar representation of women in advertisements,
that we have endeavored to cover in this work.
We have also included "adultery" in this work, as it is the only offence in which owman though
actively and willingly participates, is not guilty. Adultery and cruelty are grounds of divorce in
matrimonial law.

Dispute settlement
A dispute arises when a member government believes another member government is violating
an agreement or a commitment that it has made in the WTO. The authors of these agreements
are the member governments themselves — the agreements are the outcome of negotiations
among members. Ultimate responsibility for settling disputes also lies with member governments,
through the Dispute Settlement Body.

Types of dispute resolution

The type of dispute resolution you can use depends on the issues in dispute and whether you
have applied to court.

Mediation
Mediation is where the parties meet with a trained mediator to discuss their differences and see if
they can come to an agreement. Mediation can be about children or property matters, or both.

Conciliation
You can choose to participate in conciliation for children or property matters, or both.
Conciliation conferences are usually held if you apply to the court for a property settlement. This
happens before any final hearing. You, your ex-partner and any lawyers involved meet with a
court registrar or other person appointed by the court. The aim of this meeting is to try to reach an
agreement so consent orders can be made. See 'If you agree how to divide property'

Negotiation
Negotiation can be as simple as you and your ex-partner sorting out issues together. Lawyers can
also negotiate an agreement on your behalf.
It is important for you and your ex-partner to focus on coming to an agreement during
negotiations. You both may need to compromise to reach a fair property settlement, or an
agreement which is in the best interests of the children. If you have a lawyer, make sure you tell
them what orders you want.

Arbitration
Arbitration can only be used in property disputes. At arbitration, an independent person (an
arbitrator) considers what each person has to say, then makes a ‘binding’ (legally enforceable)
decision.

The rules and procedures are less formal than at court and everyone involved must agree to be
bound by (obey) the arbitrator’s decision. If you are part of an award made in arbitration you can
register the award with the court which makes it the same as a court order.
The family law courts can review a registered award and affirm (agree), reverse or vary (change)
the registered award or agreement.
OBJECTIVES OF THE AWARENESS CAMP:
a) Make aware to know the legal rights and implementation process of gender equity.
b) Make them aware about right of work place and reservation right for women.
c) Make them aware about criminal law and women, ground of arrest, bail process etc.
d) Make them aware about the role of Legal Aid, PIL, Advice Boards, NLSA etc.
e) Make them aware about the aim and function process of NCW, NHRC, NC for SC/ST etc.
f) Make them aware about the consumer rights and responsibilities.
g) Make them aware to prevent the abusing of Human Rights and Women rights
h) Practicing social issues and the effects also be discussed with the change needed.
i) Make the participants aware about basic duty and responsibility as a citizen
TARGET GROUPS of AWARENESS CAMPAIGN:
College and senior secondary level school students,
House wives,
Social workers,
Service holders and
Other interested girls/ women groups.
With local political leaders, religious gurus, local eminent personalities including men
counter parts.
Issues relating to women
During this proposed Programme emphasis will given on local issues and social practices
prevalent in the society. The issues like: -
Domestic violence Sexual slavery, prostitution Incest
and international trafficking
of women
ReproductiveRightsviolation Rape Sexual harassment
Sex discrimination Medical abuse Abuse of women with
physical and mental
disabilities
Culture bound practices Ritual abuse within religious Marital rape
harmful to women cults
Pornography and abuse of Abuse of women in internal Custodial abuse
women in media refugee or relocation camps
Female feticide Dowry related violence and Women under armed
murder conflict situation
Women of the ‘dalit’ group, Victimization of women due
unsociability problem to discriminatory laws

Speakers
 Eminent lawyers.
 Police officer at the rank of ACP/DCP (ASP/SP) or as available.
 Political personalities.
 Among the eminent Social workers.
 Human rights activist.
 Among religious leaders.
 Eminent educationist and so on.

PROPOSED OUTPUT FROM THE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN:

i. Increased knowledge of women rights and redressal process.
ii. Female feticide will be stopped and the male-female ratio will be balanced.
iii. A perfect knowledge about PMLA, its jurisdiction & work process.
iv. Matrimonial disputes may be resolved more in number through negociation.
v. Domestic violence may be in lower side
vi. Work place harassment may be reduced.
vii. Actual accused booking rate may be in higher side.
viii. Self help groups would be formed to help further.
METHODOLOGY TO BE ADOPTED
1. Selection of faculty such as district judges (Retired), district legal authorities, Law
professors, advocates and women activists
2. Visit to Lok Adalat
3. Selection of women Participants
4. Organization awareness camp
5. Discussion and interaction among participants.
6. Monitoring and Evaluation
7. Preparation and Submission of Reports.
8. Conduct session like get together activity among participants.
Map of Cuttak District, Odisha

GRANT REQUESTED FOR THE CAMP:

Title : Legal Awareness Camp to Create Awareness among Women & Girls
Duration : Two days for each camp (Six camps)
No. of Participants : 75 participants for one day programme
No. of Programme : 6 Legal Awareness Camps on Women & Girls in Cuttak & Puri District,
Odisha.
Sl. No Purpose of Expenditure Amount (Rs.)
1 Camp Arrangement 18,000/-
2. Honorarium and Travel for Resource person 12,000/-
3 Refreshment (100/- for lunch and tea with 15,000/-
snacks)
4 Material for distribution (writing book, pen, 5000/-
pamphlet)
5 Participate travel and field Administration and 5000/-
follow up, audit report)
6 Administration and follow up, audit report 5000/-
7 Total Amount 60,000/-
8 Amount for three camps Rs. 60000x6 = Rs. 360000
9 Contribution of the Organization (10%) Rs. 36000
Grant Request from NCW Rs. 3,24,000

(Rupees Three Lakh Twenty Four Thousand Only)