Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 4: A Special Lok Adalat for MACT cases was held on 3rd and 4th December in the District Court Complex, Janipur Jammu under the chairmanship of Jang Bahadur Singh Jamwal, Chairman, District Legal Services Authority and Pr. District & Sessions Judge, Jammu on the trial basis of “Common Mechanism for Compromised Settlement of TP claims”.
Two benches were constituted on 3RD December. The bench No. 1 headed by S. C. Gupta, 2nd Additional District & Sessions Judge, Jammu and assisted by Nighat Sultana, Additional District Judge (Matrimonial Cases), Jammu took up 20 MACT cases and settled 1 case. An amount of Rs. 1.50 lakh was awarded as compensation.
The bench No. 2 headed by Sanjay Gupta, Additional District Judge, Jammu assisted by Sanjeev Gupta, 3rd Additional Sessions Judge, Jammu took up 52 MACT cases and 20 cases were settled. An amount of Rs. 50.65 lakh was awarded as compensation.
On December 4, a single bench headed by S. C. Gupta, 2nd Additional District & Sessions Judge, Jammu and assisted by Nighat Sultana, Addl. District Judge (Matrimonial Cases), Jammu took up 50 MACT cases and settled 6 cases. An amount of Rs. 12. 90 lakh was awarded as compensation.
During the Lok Adalat an amount of Rs. 63.55 lakh was awarded as compensation to the litigants in 26 cases. Next permanent Lok Adalat is scheduled for 6 December.
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