STATE TIMES NEWS
SRINAGAR: Under the patronage of Justice Tashi Rabstan, Chief Justice, High Court of J&K and Ladakh (Patron-in-Chief, J&K Legal Services Authority) and Justice Atul Sreedharan, Executive Chairman, J&K Legal Services Authority as well as under the guidance of Justice Rajnesh Oswal, Chairperson, High Court Legal Services Committee, the first Special Lok Adalat of this calendar year was organized on Friday throughout the UT of J&K with special emphasis on amicable settlement of MACT and Bank Recovery Cases that were pending disposal before various tribunals and courts in UT of J&K.
As per the data received from various District Legal Services Authorities across the UT of J&K, a total of 505cases were taken up in the Special Lok Adalat, out of which125 MACT & Bank Recovery cases were amicably settled involving a total amount of Rs.2,46,68,953 giving a huge relief to the litigants.
Member Secretary, J&K Legal Services Authority, Amit Kumar Gupta, while talking to media persons informed that this was the1stSpecial Lok Adalat of the current calendar year and the next Special Lok Adalat shall be held on Saturday, February 22, 2025 focusing on the settlement of Traffic Challans & Electricity Bill disputes. He urged the Advocates in general and the litigants in particular to take maximum benefit of such Special Lok Adalats which are being organized by the J&K Legal Services Authority.
Appreciating 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 cases in such a large number, 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.