JammuAndKashmir
National Lok Adalat held across Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh
Srinagar: National Lok Adalat was Saturday held across J&K and Ladakh in which 3593 cases were resolved besidesan amount of Rs 21.50 crore was settled.
An official spokesman in a statement issued here said that the National Lok Adalat was organised in allthe districts of J&K and Ladakh to achieve the goal of access to justice for all and to help the poorlitigants tide over their financial problems and untold mental stress.
He said that as per the information received from the districts, of a total number of 5447 cases taken upby 98 benches in the day-long National Lok Adalat at various courts across J&K and Ladakh, 3593 caseswere disposed off and an amount of Rs 21,49,88,213 was awarded as compensation and settlementamount in civil, criminal, labour disputes, electricity and water bill cases, land acquisition, familymatters, cheque dishonour and bank recovery cases.
The spokesman said J&K Legal Services Authority, and Ladakh Legal Services Authority, under thestewardship of Chief Justice, High Court of J&K and Patron-in-Chief J&K & Ladakh Legal ServicesAuthorities, Justice Pankaj Mithal, and under the guidance of Executive Chairman J&K Legal ServicesAuthority, Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey and Executive Chairman, Ladakh Legal Services Authority,Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur, organised the National Lok Adalat throughout J&K and Ladakh.
He said Member Secretary, J&K and Ladakh Legal Services Authority, M K Sharma thanked all theparticipants including the Judicial Officers, Secretaries DLSAs, lawyers, representatives of insurancecompanies and banks, staff of the courts and legal services institutions and litigants for their pragmaticapproach in settlement of cases in such a large number.
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