CJI Surya Kant inaugurates country's first Victim Rights Centre at Bihar State Legal Services Authority in Patna

26 September 2026

Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant inaugurated the country's first Victim Rights Centre at the Bihar State Legal Services Authority campus in Patna. The centre works on the model of one centre, one file and one point of accountability, giving victims access to compensation, legal aid, medical assistance, counselling, protection and rehabilitation through a single caseworker. A transgender helpline was launched at the event. Multi-utility vehicles were flagged off to carry legal aid to villages. It is a twelve-month pilot covering Patna district under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.