National Lok Adalat under the supervision of Hon’ble Supreme Court and Hon’ble High Court of J&K organized today in District Courts Poonch

Poonch،July 13:-  A National Lok Adalat under the supervision of Hon’ble Supreme Court and Hon’ble High Court of J&K organized today in District Courts Poonch, in which Judicial Officers, Bar Members, Bank Employees, litigants and general public participated with full enthusiasm. While starting National Lok Adalat Chairman DLSA Poonch Mr. Madan Lal (Pr. Distt. & Sessions Judge) Poonch highlighted the positive aspects of Lok Adalat and described it as the need of the hour and stressed upon general public to come forward to take benefit of these Lok Adalat.
At District HQ two benches were constituted. First bench was presided by Mr. Madan Lal Chairman DLSA (Pr. Distt &Sessions Judge) Poonch and assisted by Mr. Javed Rana (Secretary DLSA) D.M.M (T) Poonch. Second Bench was presided by Mr. Som Lal CJM (Chairman TLSC Poonch). At Surankote bench was presided by Mr. Ashan-ul-Haq Malik Sub-Judge (Chairman TLSC Surankote) and assisted by Mr. Shafiq Ahmed Additional Mobile Magistrate Surankote Poonch. At Mendhar bench was presided by Mr. Raj Kumar (Chairman TLSC Mendhar) assisted by Advocate Shoket Ahmed Choudhary and Advocate Shafiq Khatana.
A total no of 387cases were taken up in today’s Lok Adalat including civil, criminal, MACT, Bank Recovery, Pre-Litigation and other cases. Out of these 336 cases were settled by all the above mentioned benches by way of Mediation, Conciliation and compromise. In MACT 5 cases were settled, 19Criminal cases, 18civil cases were also decided and total amount settle of Rs 37,38,627/- . Light refreshment was also served to all the participants.