*79 cases settled, Rs. 6.43 cr compensation awarded
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 15: As a part of the calendar of activities for the year 2023 prepared by J&K Legal Services Authority, a Special Lok Adalat was organized throughout the U.T of J&K under the dynamic leadership of Justice N. Kotiswar Singh, Chief Justice, High Court of J&K and Ladakh & Patron-in-Chief, J&K Legal Services Authority and under the guidance of Justice Tashi Rabstan, Executive Chairman, J&K Legal Services Authority as well as Justice Sindhu Sharma, Chairperson, High Court Legal Services Committee.
The focus was on amicable settlement of MACT cases pending before various tribunals in the UT of J&K and to finally dispose of the same on the basis of consensus arrived at between the parties to ensure immediate respite not only to the parties but also to their family members from the hassles of litigation leading to disturbance in the family.
As per the information received from various districts of U.T of J&K, a total of 356 MACT cases were taken up by 25 Benches in the day long Special Lok Adalat organized at various courts across the UT of J&K, out of which 79 cases were finally settled amicably and an amount of Rs. 6,43,26,000 was awarded as compensation to the petitioners.
Amit Kumar Gupta, Member Secretary, J&K Legal Services Authority while talking to media persons informed that this was the 1st Special Lok Adalat of MACT cases and 2nd overall Special Lok Adalat in the current calendar year. He further informed that as per the schedule of activities prepared for the current calendar year, the next National Lok Adalat which would be the 2nd National Lok Adalat for the current calendar year shall be conducted on May13 focusing on quick settlement of all sorts of compoundable criminal cases, civil disputes, MACT cases and other cases of various natures pending disposal in different courts of the U.T of J&K.
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