KUPWARA, APRIL17: National Lok Adalat was organized in district Kupwara by the District Legal Services Authority Kupwara today.
A total of 167 cases including Criminal Compoundable, Matrimonial, Maintenance, Cheque Bounce, Civil, Recovery, MACT- Litigation and Pre-Litigation were taken up before seven benches constituted by Mr Tasleem Arif, Pr. District and Sessions Judge/Chairman District Legal Services Authority Kupwara across district Kupwara in the court complexes of Kupwara, Handwara, Sogam and Tanghdar. 101 number of cases pending in various courts were disposed off by amicable settlement which even lead to settlement of Rs. 2,53,639/- amount as compensation and fine. 24 number of Pre-Litigation cases was settled which included bank recovery and public utility services were also settled in the National Lok Adalat. Members of Bar, revenue officers and bank managers, and people at large participated in the national Lok adalat through Virtual means and physical on need basis after observing all SOPs of the Covid 19 and under the various guidelines of Hon’ble High court of J and K.
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