General Lok Adalat held across J&K
30,925 Cases resolved, Rs. 13.68 Crore settled
JAMMU: A General Lok Adalat was organized throughout J&K UT on Saturday under the patronage of Justice Tashi Rabstan, Chief Justice (Acting), High Court of J&K and Ladakh who is also Patron-in-Chief and Executive Chairman J&K Legal Services Authority.
The General Lok Adalat was held as a part of the calendar of activities for the year 2022 framed by J&K Legal Services Authority.
The spokesman said out of a total number of 34240 cases taken up by 112 Benches in the day long Lok Adalat at various courts, 30925 cases were disposed of and an amount of Rs. 13.67 was awarded as compensation and settlement amount in civil, criminal, labour disputes, Electricity and Water Bills cases, Land Acquisition, Family matters, cheque dishonor and Bank Recovery cases.
Member Secretary J&K Legal Services Authority M K Sharma thanked all the participants including the Judicial Officers, Secretaries DLSA’s, Advocates, representatives of insurance companies & banks, staff of the courts & Legal Services Institutions and litigants for their pragmatic approach in settlement of cases in such a large number.
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