7,515 cases disposed of at Lok Adalat in Chandigarh

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 11

A total of 7,515 cases were settled at the National Lok Adalat held at the New District Courts Complex in Sector 43 here today.

As many as 15 Benches, headed by serving judicial officers, were constituted in the District Courts. Criminal compoundable cases, cases under Section 138 of the NI Act, bank recovery cases, MACT cases, matrimonial disputes, labour disputes, arbitration matters, other civil cases, municipal matters and traffic challans were taken up and disposed of with the consent of the parties.

In addition to this, 41 cases involving an amount of Rs80,64,946 were disposed of by the Permanent Lok Adalat (Public Utility Services).

A Special Jail Lok Adalat was also held on the premises of Model Jail, Chandigarh. In the Special Jail Lok Adalat, a total of 81 cases were taken up and 59 were settled.

Justice Jaswant Singh, Executive Chairman, State Legal Services Authority, Gurbir Singh, District and Sessions Judge, Chandigarh, Puneesh Jindia, Member Secretary, State Legal Services Authority, Chandigarh, and Ashok Kumar Mann, Secretary, District Legal Service Authority, Chandigarh, thanked the general public for making this Lok Adalat a success. They appealed to people to resolve their disputes through Lok Adalats as these provide quick and economical justice.

In view of the pandemic, necessary directions regarding the safety of litigants, staff and judicial officers of the court were followed during the Lok Adalat.

Consumer cases worth Rs11,78,38,782 were also settled at the National Lok Adalat held in the Consumer Commission. A total of 127 cases were taken up by the State Consumer Commission and two District Commissions. Out of the total cases taken up, over 50 per cent cases were settled. As many as 41 cases were taken up in the State Commission and 29 were settled, while 41 cases were taken up in the District Commission-1 and 24 cases were settled. Out of the 45 cases taken up in the District Commission-2, 27 cases were settled.

A Lok Adalat was also organised under the chairmanship of Anshul Berry, Additional District and Sessions Judge-cum-Presiding Officer, Industrial Tribunal and Labour Court, Chandigarh. As many as 21 cases involving an amount of Rs24,07,335 were settled.