SHOPIAN, 11th February, 2023:
In pursuance of the National Legal Service Authority calendar and under the directions of J &K Legal Services Authority, a National Lok Adalat was organized in premises of District Court Complex Shopian under the Chairmanship of Riyaz-Ul-Haq Mirza, Chairman District Legal Services Authority (Principal District & Session Judge) Shopian. In order to have maximum response and settlements between the parties in cases like MACT, matrimonial, cheque bounce cases under NI Act, Money recovery cases, etc., it was advised to organize pre-Lok Adalat sittings or pre-counselling sessions well before the date of National Lok Adalat so that parties may get one or more chances for entering into negotiation/dialogue with the opposite parties. In the said National Lok Adalat, 03 Benches were constituted by the DLSA which were headed by Pr. District & Sessions Judge Shopian, Ld. Chief Judicial Magistrate Shopian and Tehsildar Shopian. Total no of 108 Cases related to recovery suits, Traffic Challan’s, Civil Cases, Matrimonial Cases and Criminal Compoundable cases were taken up, out of which 73 Cases were settled amicably in the today’s National Lok Adalat with a settlement amount Rs.41,77,133. Advocates, litigants and other prominent citizens also participated in the Lok Adalat.
