KOHIMA, MAY 11 (MExN): The Nagaland State Legal Services Authority (NSLSA) under the aegis of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) will be conducting the 2nd Quarterly National Lok Adalat (People’s Courts) sitting in all the district headquarters on May 13.
A total of 11 Lok Adalat Benches at present District Court premises will be set up by the District Legal Services Authority (DLSAs), a press issued by PRA, NSLSA informed.
Lok Adalat is one of the alternative dispute redress mechanisms, and a forum where cases pending in the court of law or at pre-litigation stage are settled or compromised speedily and amicably. NLA is held on a quarterly basis and has benefited the citizens with the privilege of settling disputes at free of cost all across the State.
Persons having dispute/ cases (pre-litigation and pending) on Civil, matrimonial, MACT and petty offence cases can come forward on the day itself or submit their disputes before the date at DLSA front offices, District Court building and NSLSA member Secretary Office, DC Office Compound or contact 0370-2290153 or email us at nslsa.nagaland@gov.in.
The disposal Data of each DLSAs will be further uploaded on the web portal of the State Authority at nslsa.nagalandgov.in.
During the 1st Quarterly National Lok Adalat DLSAs on February 11, 2023, a total of 237 cases were listed before the Lok Adalat sitting bench for settlement out of which 168 cases with a settlement amount of Rs. 5,39,97,434/- (Rupees five crore thirty nine lakh ninety seven thousand four hundred thirty four) were disposed of. These included cases in pending stage as well as in pre-litigation stage mostly in the category of bank recovery; criminal compoundable cases & Motor Accident Cases Tribunal (MACT) and other cases viz. public utility i.e. telephone bills.
