Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 25: A Lok Adalat under the supervision of Principal District and Sessions Judge, Poonch Ashok Kumar Shavan was organized today in District Courts Poonch, in which Judicial officers, Bar members, Bank employees, litigants and general public participated with full enthusiasm.
While commencing Lok Adalat, Chairman DLSA Poonch Ashok Kumar Shavan highlighted the positive aspects of Lok Adalat and described it as the need of the hour and stressed upon general public to come forward to take benefit of these Lok Adalat.
At district headquarters, one bench was constituted. First bench was presided by Ashok Kumar Shavan Chairman DLSA, Pr. Distt & Sessions Judge, Poonch.
At Surankote, the bench was presided Manzoor Ahmed Khan, Chairman TLSC Surankote.
A total 51 cases were taken up in today’s Lok Adalat including civil, criminal, Bank recovery, Pre-litigation and other cases. Out of these 22 cases were settled by all the above mentioned benches by way of Mediation, Conciliation and compromise. In Bank recovery two cases were settled, six criminal cases, four civil cases were also decided and total amount of Rs. 1,90,000 was settled.
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