Special Lok Adalat held across district Kupwara, 2687 cases
settled amicably
KUPWARA, FEBRUARY 22: District Legal
Services Authority, Kupwara, organized a Special Lok Adalat on Electricity
Bills and traffic Challans, across district Kupwara today.
The said Lok Adalat was held under
the supervision of Shazia Tabasum, Chairperson, District Legal Services
Authority, (Pr. District & Session Judge) Kupwara, and Moneer Ahmad, Sub-Judge/Secretary, DLSA
Kupwara.
Four (04) Benches were constituted
for the said Lok Adalat comprising of Presiding Officers and Members for the
amicable settlement/ compromise of the cases.
1st Bench was constituted at
Court Complex Kupwara, Presided over by
Mr. Moneer Ahmad (Secretary DLSA/ Sub
Judge Kupwara), and Iram Irtiza (Munsiff/ JMIC Kupwara) acted as member of the
bench. 2nd Bench was constituted at Court Complex Handwara, Presided over
by Manzoor Hussain (CJM / Chairperson
TLSC Handwara and Altaf Ahmad Mir
(Munsiff / JMIC Handwara) acted as member of the bench. 3rd Bench was
constituted at Court Complex Sogam, Presided over by Shabir Ahmad Malik
(Munsiff / JMIC Sogam), and Bashir Ahmad Bhat(Bar President Sogam) acted as
member of the bench. 4th Bench was constituted at Court Complex Tangdhar,
Presided over by Mansoor Ahmad Mir
(Munsiff / JMIC Tangdhar), and Qazi Mehboob Allahi (Bar President Tangdhar)
acted as member of the bench.
A total number of 2828 cases were
taken up by all the benches, of which
2687 numbers of cases were disposed of as settled on spot by
intervention of the benches and by participation of the lawyers and litigants.
A total sum of Rs. 5,02,27,388 was
awarded to the aggrieved parties by settlement during the said National Lok
Adalat.
Lawyers and litigants participating
in the Special Lok Adalat expressed their joy in early disposal of the cases
through mutual settlement and appreciated the arrangements of the Special Lok
Adalat.