Recently Lok Adalat Kathua organised 2nd National Lok Adalat of calendar year 2024.
The event commenced with the lighting of the ceremonial lamp by the Chairman DLSA.
In his address to the distinguished gathering, Ashok Kumar Shavan shed light on the purpose of the National Lok Adalat, emphasizing its significance in delivering swift justice. He deliberated upon the significance of holding such Lok Adalats by giving instant justice, how it saved energy & time and how it benefits the poor litigants.
Seven benches were constituted to settle referred cases, each comprising esteemed members of the judiciary and legal fraternity.
The 2nd National Lok Adalat was held across the district wherein different kinds of matters were placed before the Benches included Hindu Marriage Act (HMA), Motor Vehicle Act, MACT Cases, Bank Recovery (both pre- litigation and post-litigation) matters, Criminal Compoundable, and also Traffic Challans. In today’s National Lok Adalat, Advocates, Litigants, people from various departments, Senior Citizens have also participated.
Further in the National Lok Adalat, 6349 of Pre- Litigation cases of different nature including Bank Recovery Cases were settled 423 Post litigations of Bank Recovery Cases were settled and a recovery of Rs 63,16,160 has been effected, besides in MACT Cases Compensation of Rs 70,40,000 has been Awarded and a fine of Rs 459800 Traffic Challan and Other petty Offences were recovered from the defaulters.