AITWA launches India's first on-road legal assistance program, Lawyer on-the-Spot

The All India Transporters Welfare Association (AITWA) has launched India’s first on-road legal assistance program called ‘Lawyer on-the-Spot’ (LotS) for the welfare of the road transport fraternity.

The pan-India program will be carried out in collaboration with legal tech platform Lawyered, and will provide on-road legal support to commercial vehicles in need.

The program will provide 24x7 online legal help, immediate local legal representation and education on basic rights and procedures to commercial vehicles in need.

The issues covered include forced stoppages by concerned authorities and external agents which lead to corruption, loss of productivity due to such stoppages, minimization of delay due to incidents like accidents, thefts and seizures of commercial vehicles by corrupt officials.

Commenting on the launch, AITWA President Mahendra Arya said,

“Incidents can happen to anyone, anywhere and at any time. However, it is imperative to understand that a majority of trucks get delayed due to forced stoppages or corrupt officials. Hence, the effective and timely intervention of a trained professional who knows the ins and outs of the laws and the authorities is required for the welfare of the road transport fraternity. We are delighted to collaborate with Lawyered and look forward to providing optimal legal help to commercial vehicles.”

Lawyer-on-the-Spot provides 24x7 legal assistance to transporters in need. The customer can call on the helpline number (7669449669) and share the exact details of the incident. The helpline executives will then connect with local authorities on the location of the incident and assist in resolving the matter instantly. For incidents that require on-the-spot support by a local lawyer, LotS will connect the customer to a nearby legal professional or lawyer.

“Furthering our mission to make law accessible to everyone, we are proud to associate with AITWA and extend 24x7 real-time pan India on-road legal assistance and access to the commercial vehicles fraternity. Our aim is to help the fraternity bring down huge productivity losses and minimize the impact of such incidents,” said Himanshu Gupta, Founder/CEO of Lawyered.