Srinagar, July 27 -- In a significant move to deepen institutional outreach and bolster access to justice for the nation's armed forces, the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), led by senior Supreme Court judge Justice Surya Kant, on Saturday launched the Veer Parivar Sahayata Yojana 2025 -- a first-of-its-kind nationwide scheme aimed at providing free legal assistance to soldiers, veterans and their families.

Unveiling the scheme in Srinagar, Justice Kant, also the executive chairman of NALSA, said the initiative marks the judiciary's solemn commitment to those who defend the country's borders under the harshest of conditions.

Speaking to Hindustan Times, Justice Kant, who is in line to become the 53rd Chief Justice of India in ...