Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 17: A total of 123 consumer cases were settled amicably in Special Lok Adalat conducted in various District of Jammu and Kashmir today.
The Lok Adalat was conducted under the patronage of Justice N Kotiswar Singh, Chief Justice, High Court of J&K and Ladakh and Patron-in-Chief, J&K Legal Services Authority and with the approval of Justice Tashi Rabstan, Executive Chairman, J&K Legal Services Authority as well as under the guidance of Justice Sindhu Sharma, Chairperson, High Court Legal Service Committee.
As per the data received from District Legal Services Authority Srinagar, Ganderbal, Bandipora, Kupwara, Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Rajouri, and Udhampur, a total of 227 cases were taken up in the Special Lok Adalat out of which 123 were settled amicably, settling a total amount of Rs 29, 38,081.
A statement said that District Ganderbal yet again emerged as front runner with amicable resolution of 104 cases out of total 123 cases taken up in the Special Lok Adalat.
Member Secretary, J&K Legal Services Authority, Amit Kumar Gupta, while appreciating the efforts of DLSA Ganderbal, informed that the next Special Lok Adalats shall be held on Saturday, focussing on the settlement of traffic challans and electricity bills.
He urged the advocates in general and the litigants in particular to take maximum benefit of such Special Lok Adalats.
Meanwhile, he appreciated the efforts of the Judicial Officers, Secretaries DLSAs, 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.
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.
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