DIMAPUR, JULY 13 (MExN): The Nagaland State Legal Services Authority (NSLSA) today took up 409 Lok Adalat or dispute matters, out of which 167 cases were amicably settled or resolved through the people’s court forum.
The cases were settled by constituting 11 Lok Adalat sitting benches across the state to conduct the National Lok Adalat along with the rest of the nation, a press statement issued by NSLSA public relations assistant informed.
Each Lok Adalat sitting benches were conducted by District Legal Services Authorities in the respective District Headquarters headed by the District judges, Chief Judicial Magistrate and Civil Judges who acted as presiding officers and the Retainer Lawyers (or) Panel Lawyers acting as conciliators along with the Para legal volunteers who acted as members.
The 167 disposed cases bears a settlement amount of Rs. 2,46,73,751/- (rupees two crore forty six lakh seventy three thousand seven hundred fifty one only).
This settlement amount is the amount mutually agreed for payment before the Lok Adalat between the parties involved in a dispute where parties after compromise arrive at a willing amount to settle the disputes for the damaged caused or payment of negotiated amount on a claim by a party. This settlement amount also includes the Bank recovery money over a loan, compensation money, etc involved in the disposed cases.
The Lok Adalat sittings were held within the premises of the District Court buildings and prior to the holding of Lok Adalat, necessary communications and summons were reached out to the parties and litigants encouraging them to come forward and settle their disputes/cases through the forum of Lok Adalat.
The litigants & parties were also apprised on the benefit of Lok Adalat and that people need not worry about getting into serious legal matters as appearing before the Lok Adalat is only to try and make effort for settling a dispute amicably among themselves, the statement said.
NSLSA is the implementing Nodal Agency vested with the jurisdiction to organise and conducts National Lok Adalat (Peoples’ Court) under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. This type of Lok Adalat is held at regular intervals which has benefited the citizens with the privilege of settling their disputes at free of cost all across the State.
The next National Lok Adalat is scheduled to be held on Saturday, September 14, 2019.
