{"id":1493,"date":"2025-04-03T05:19:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T05:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/?p=1493"},"modified":"2025-04-03T05:19:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T05:19:10","slug":"chief-justice-tashi-rabstan-calls-for-united-effort-against-drug-menace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/?p=1493","title":{"rendered":"Chief Justice Tashi Rabstan Calls for United Effort Against Drug Menace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chief Justice of <strong>Jammu &amp; Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Justice Tashi Rabstan<\/strong>, emphasized the need for a <strong>collaborated and integrated approach<\/strong> to combat the rising <strong>drug menace<\/strong> in <strong>J&amp;K and Ladakh<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfa4 He was speaking as the <strong>chief guest<\/strong> at a seminar titled <strong>\u201cDrug Use; Addiction, Effects and Solutions: A Cue for Capacity Building Under Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan\u201d<\/strong>, organized by the <strong>J&amp;K High Court Bar Association Jammu<\/strong> in collaboration with the <strong>Criminologists Society of J&amp;K<\/strong> at <strong>Lawyers Chambers, Jammu<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u2696\ufe0f Legal Fraternity: The Backbone of Society<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Presided over by <strong>Justice Sanjeev Kumar<\/strong>, the seminar witnessed the presence of <strong>Principal District and Sessions Judge Jammu Yash Pal Bourney, Registrar Judicial Sandeep Kour, Principal Secretary to Chief Justice M.K. Sharma<\/strong>, and a <strong>large gathering of Judicial Officers, Prosecution Officers, and Advocates<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcac <em>\u201cLawyers are the backbone of society. Their contribution is crucial in fighting the drug menace. The new criminal laws will also play a key role in creating deterrence,\u201d<\/em> said <strong>Chief Justice Rabstan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\ud83c\udfad Innovative Approaches to Awareness<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sharing his past experience, <strong>Justice Rabstan<\/strong> highlighted his efforts as the <strong>Chairperson of SALSA<\/strong>, where he educated students through <strong>nukkad nataks, skits, dramas, and interactive sessions<\/strong> with legal experts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc4f He also <strong>congratulated Advocate Rameshwar Jamwal, Balbir Singh Manhas, and their team<\/strong> for taking up such a <strong>noble cause<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\ud83e\udde0 Criminal Behavior &amp; Rehabilitation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udea8 <strong>Rameshwar Singh Jamwal, President of the Criminologists Society,<\/strong> delivered a <strong>detailed keynote address<\/strong> through a <strong>PowerPoint presentation<\/strong>. He explained:<br>\u2705 How <strong>criminal behavior develops<\/strong><br>\u2705 The <strong>genetic and epigenetic impact<\/strong> of drug addiction on children<br>\u2705 The <strong>success of yogic and meditational techniques<\/strong> piloted in <strong>District Jail Jammu<\/strong>, which showed <strong>75% positive results<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He <strong>sought the support<\/strong> of the <strong>Judiciary and Government<\/strong> to <strong>expand these techniques<\/strong> at the <strong>grassroots level<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u2696\ufe0f Stricter Laws &amp; Civil Society&#8217;s Role<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Justice Sanjeev Kumar<\/strong> stressed that the <strong>drug problem involves both victims and perpetrators<\/strong>:<br>\ud83d\uded1 <strong>Victims<\/strong> \u2013 Need <strong>counseling &amp; rehabilitation<\/strong><br>\u26a0\ufe0f <strong>Drug Peddlers &amp; Growers<\/strong> \u2013 Should face <strong>deterrent punishment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udca1 He <strong>praised NGOs<\/strong> and the <strong>Criminologists Society<\/strong> for their efforts and urged <strong>civil society<\/strong> to <strong>fight drug abuse tooth and nail.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\ud83d\udccc Key Takeaways from the Seminar:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2714 <strong>Lawyers and Judiciary must actively combat drug abuse<\/strong><br>\u2714 <strong>Awareness through creative methods like street plays &amp; counseling<\/strong><br>\u2714 <strong>Stronger legal framework to dismantle drug networks<\/strong><br>\u2714 <strong>Support for rehabilitation programs using meditation &amp; therapy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This <strong>powerful discussion<\/strong> emphasized <strong>collective action<\/strong> in <strong>eradicating drug addiction<\/strong> and creating a <strong>safer society for future generations.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chief Justice of Jammu &amp; Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Justice Tashi Rabstan, emphasized the need for a collaborated and integrated approach to combat the rising&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1494,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1493","post","has-post-thumbnail","category-jammu","category-kashmir"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1493"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1495,"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1493\/revisions\/1495"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}