*Cheque Bounce Cases involving Rs 13.97 cr settled
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 17: Under the patronage of Chief Justice, High Court of J&K and Ladakh and Patron-in-Chief, J&K Legal Services Authority, Justice N Kotiswar Singh and with the approval of Executive Chairman, J&K Legal Services Authority, Justice Tashi Rabstan besides under the guidance of Chairperson, High Court Legal Services Committee, Justice Sindhu Sharma, a Special Lok Adalat was organized throughout the UT of J&K on Saturday.
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The Chief Justice inaugurated the Special Lok Adalat at District Court Complex, Kulgam in presence of Justice Sanjay Dhar, Administrative Judge for Kulgam district. He inspected the benches of Lok Adalat besides interacting with Judicial officers, lawyers and litigants.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Justice impressed upon the Secretary DLSA Kulgam to organize awareness camps for Horticulturists and orchard owners as well as traders to educate them regarding mode of payment through cheques and its repercussions in case of dishonor to ensure that they do not face any legal proceeding in the business transactions.
The Chief Justice lauded the pivotal role played by the Legal Services institutions in ensuring equitable access to justice to all the citizens and in extending legal services to remote areas that helps in bridging the gap between the law and the legal aid seekers.
The Chief Justice also distributed wheel chairs among the deserving persons and participated in a special plantation drive carried out in the court complex.
Later, the Chief Justice urged upon the lawyers to take maximum benefit of the ADR mechanism especially the mediation and the Lok Adalat for amicable settlement of case.
Today’s Special Lok Adalat focused on amicable settlement of Cheque Bounce cases under Negotiable Instrument Act that were pending disposal before various courts in UT of J&K.
As per the data received from District Legal Services Authorities, UT of J&K, a total 1106 Cheque Bounce cases were taken up in the Special Lok Adalat, out of which, 356 pending cases were amicably settled involving an amount of Rs. 13,96,83,291 giving a huge relief to the litigants.
Member Secretary, J&K Legal Services Authority, Amit Kumar Gupta, while informing media persons applauded the efforts of District Legal Services Authority Jammu for settling 191 pending cases which is more than 50% of the total cases settled in today’s Lok Adalat. He further informed that this was the second Special Lok Adalat of the current calendar year and the next special lok Adalat shall be held on Friday, February 23, 2024 focusing on the settlement of consumer cases pending disposal in different consumer forums within the UT of J&K.
Meanwhile, CJ along with the Administrative Judge visited the construction site of New Court Complex to take first hand information regarding progress on construction works being executed on the building.
During the inspection, the Chief Justice expressed satisfaction over the pace of progress and quality of work being carried out at the site. He stated that the new court complex in Kulgam is poised to address the growing demand for judicial services in the region and cater to the needs of the local populace on tis account.
Later, the Chief Justice interacted with the lawyers and emphasized the need of Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanism especially the mediation and Lok Adalat. He advised the lawyers to opt amicable settlement of the cases through ADR mechanism.
Meanwhile, the Chief Justice had an exclusive meeting with all the district officers in which the Deputy Commissioner Kulgam, SSP Kulgam and other officers participated.
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