SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 14: In pursuance to the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) calendar, and under the directions of Jammu and Kashmir Legal Services Authority, the 3rd National Lok Adalat was on Saturday held across all the districts of Kashmir by the respective District Legal Services Authorities (DLSAs) for amicable settlement of cases of different nature.
The Lok Adalat was held under the insightful directions of Justice Tashi Rabstan, Chief Justice (Acting) High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, (Patron-in-Chief & Executive Chairman J&K Legal Services Authority).
At Srinagar, the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) Srinagar organized 3rd National LokAdalat for the amicable settlement of cases, at the District Court Complex Mominabad Srinagar under the direction and supervision of Jaffer Hussain Beg, Chairman DLSA (Ld. Pr. District & Sessions Judge) Srinagar and under the supervision of Nusrat Ali Hakak, Secretary DLSA Srinagar.
The 3rd National Lok Adalat at District Court Srinagar was inaugurated by Jaffer Hussain Beg (Pr. District & Sessions Judge).
To facilitate the amicable settlement of cases, 09 benches were constituted for the said National Lok Adalat. Overall 72490 cases were taken up for settlement out of which 65507 cases were amicably settled and Rs. 72045110 was awarded as settlement amount.
The National Lok Adalat witnessed a huge participation of officers/officials from different departments, litigants, Advocates, law students etc.
Lok Adalat is an alternative dispute redressal mechanism where disputes and cases pending in courts of law or at the pre-litigation stage are settled or compromised amicably to reduce the load on the regular court system.
The matters placed before the benches included cases of Civil, Criminal Compoundable, Cheque bounce, Bank matters, MACT, Land Compensation, Matrimonial, Electricity and Pre-litigation matters. Further, Pre-litigation matters were taken up, which included PDD matters, bank recovery matters, PHE cases, Social Welfare Schemes, Labour, Revenue, Matrimonial disputes, land disputes, BSNL cases, municipality cases and other Government schemes etc.