Srinagar, Sep 13: The District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) Anantnag on Saturday organized the 3rd National Lok Adalat of year in the district wherein out of 4,186 cases taken up, 2,055 were settled, involving a settlement amount of Rs 2.69 crore. According to a statement issued by DLSA Anantnag, the Lak Adalat was held across the district under the directions of Justice Sanjeev Kumar, Executive Chairman, J&K Legal Services Authority.
The event was inaugurated by Tahir Khurshid Raina, Principal District & Sessions Judge who is also Chairman, DLSA Anantnag in the presence of Judicial Officers, Bar members, legal aid counsel, court staff and litigants.
Multiple benches were constituted at the district headquarters as well as in peripheral courts including Bijbehara, Vailoo, Dooru, Shangus, Aishmuqam, Pahalgam and the District Consumer Court to amicably settle disputes. The cases taken up included civil disputes, cheque bounce cases, matrimonial issues, traffic challans, bank matters and pre-litigation cases.
Significantly, 9 MACT cases were resolved with compensation of Rs 1.91 crore awarded to claimants. The initiative reinforced the judiciary’s commitment to speedy justice and reducing pendency of cases.
Meanwhile, Third National Lok-Adalat was organised in District Court and other sub-ordinate courts of District Pulwama under the Chairmanship of Malik Shabir Ahmad, Chairman District Legal Services Authority (Pr.District & Sessions Judge), Pulwama and under the supervision of Mudasar Farooq Secretary DLSA Pulwama.
The LokAdalat at District headquarters Pulwama was inaugurated by PDJ Pulwama at 10:30 am. The inauguration function was also attended by Judicial Officers of District Pulwama.
By the concerted efforts of all presiding officers of all the courts, cooperation rendered by the learned advocates and officers of various government departments, insurance companies and banking institutions. A total number of 715 cases were taken up by five benches in the district out of which 523 cases were settled in the said Lok Adalat. An amount of Rs, 1,43,78,145 (Rupees One Crore Forty Three Lakh Seventy Eight Thousand One Hundred Forty Five Only) was awarded as settlement amount in all cases including award of Rs. 14,40,000 in 5 MACT Cases, said a press release.
