Justice Uday Umesh Lalit of the Supreme Court on Saturday stressed the need to make people aware about their rights and responsibilities.
Justice Lalit was speaking at the ninth annual function of the Student's Legal Literacy Mission, organised by the Haryana State Legal Services Authority (HALSA) and the School Education Department, at Deen Bandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology in Murthal.
"Besides their rights, people should also be made aware of their responsibilities enshrined in our Constitution so as to make them responsible towards society," he said.
Underlining the significance of legal literacy, he said the knowledge about the rights made a difference to the life of an individual.
He advised the students to be aware of their surroundings
besides attaining a complete knowledge of their rights.
He said the empowerment came with knowledge, so the students should come forward to enlighten the poor.
Speaking on the occasion, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal said