DLSA Kargil organizes National Lok Adalat

5 Dariya News

Kargil 10-Dec-2017

District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Kargil organized a National Lok Adalat under the chairmanship of Chairman District Legal Services authority (Principal District & Session Judge) Kargil, Sanjiv Kumar Bhagat at district court complex Kargil .A large number of cases requiring immediate and more urgent attention were disposed off besides resolution of disputes was also made on the spot to facilitate the litigants.During the daylong proceedings of the Lok Adalat, 57 cases were taken up for hearing out of which 48 were disposed off on spot. Moreover, the court issued on spot orders for payment of settlement amount worth Rs 45 lacs, 74 thousand and 415 was on account of fine, compensation and insurance claims in favour of petitioners.NI Act cases under Section 138, Criminal Compoundable Cases, Negotiable Instrument Act Cases under Section 138, Bank Recovery Cases, MACT cases, Labour Dispute cases, Pre-Litigations, Electricity Bills (Excluding non-compoundable), Water bills (Excluding non-compoundable), Matrimonial disputes, land acquisition cases/ land disputes pending in district courts, Service matters relating to pay and allowances and retirement benefits, Revenue Cases pending in district courts and High Courts, other civil cases like rent, easmetary rights,  injunction, suits etc. were taken up for hearing.A number of cases were resolved by pre-negotiation and persuasion of litigants for settlement of disputes amicably in the Lok Adalat besides notices were issued to concerned parties prior to Lok Adalat for deliberation and discussion on the issue of settlement of disputes so as to facilitate to deal with controversial issues effectively on the day of Lok Adalat. Massive awareness campaign across the district was also initiated by the DLSA for settlement of disputes of litigants on large scale. Chairman Tehsil Legal Services Committee Kargil and Chief Judicial Magistrate Spalzes Angmo, advocates of Bar Association Kargil, prominent citizens and a large number of litigants were present on the occasion.