44 Cases resolved with Rs. 39.21 Lakhs settled

STATE TIMES NEWS

JAMMU: As a part of calendar of activities for the year 2024 prepared by J&K Legal Services Authority, a Special Lok Adalat was organized throughout the UT of J&K, on Friday, under the leadership of Justice N. Kotiswar Singh, Chief Justice, High Court of J&K and Ladakh & Patron-in-Chief, J&K Legal Services Authority and under the guidance of Justice Tashi Rabstan, Executive Chairman, J&K Legal Services Authority as well as Justice Sindhu Sharma, Chairperson, High Court Legal Services Committee.
The focus for Special Lok Adalat was on amicable settlement of consumer cases pending disposal in different consumer forums within the UT of J&K.
As per the information received from various districts of J&K, a total of 271 consumercases were taken up in the Special Lok Adalat organized by various commissions across the UT of J&K, out of which 44 cases were settled amicably and finally disposed of with settlement amount of Rs. 39,21,261.
Member Secretary, J&K Legal Services Authority, Amit Kumar Gupta, while talking to media persons informed that this was the 3rdSpecial Lok Adalat of the current calendar year. He urged the Advocates in general and the litigants in particular to take maximum benefit of the Special Lok Adalats which are being organized by the J&K Legal Services Authority.
Amit Gupta appreciated the efforts of all the Judicial Officers, Secretaries DLSA’s, Advocates, staff of the district and tehsil courts as well as Legal Services Institutions besides litigants for their whole hearted participation in the Special Lok Adalat and facilitating settlement of such cases.
He also acknowledged the role of Para Legal Volunteers and the media, both print and electronic in creating and spreading awareness amongst the masses about such initiatives of Legal Services Authority.