District Legal Services Authorities under the Nagaland State Legal Services Authorities conducted the 1st quarterly National Lok Adalat on March 8. (Photo Courtesy: NSLSA)
Kohima, March 8 (MExN): Out of 427 cases, 291 matters and disputes were settled and disposed off during the 1st quarterly National Lok Adalat on March 8. Organised under the aegis of the Nagaland State Legal Services Authorities (NSLSA), 11 sitting benches were set up by the District Legal Services Authorities (DLSAs) across the districts in the district court premises.
The total amount involved in the settlement was Rs 3,87,35,490. The matters taken up were mostly at pre-litigation and pending stage which included bank recovery cases, loan, telephone bills, and MACT cases. The decision arrived at by the presiding officers who is a Judicial officer, conciliators who are learned Advocates along with both parties are final and binding and amicably settled.
In Longleng, the sitting took up 6 cases of bank recovery cases and settled all 6 cases which accounted to a total amount of Rs 153,185. Chief Judicial Magistrate cum Secretary LDLSA Kumdilong Kessen (NJS) as the Presiding Officer and SBI bank staff, Retainer Lawyer Advocate Mane Phom and Panel Lawyer Panglang Y Phom as the conciliator and Panel Lawyer Monyei Phom chaired the programme.
In Mokokchung, a total of 19 bank recovery cases were addressed, and all were successfully disposed resulting in a settlement amount of Rs 15,05,340.
For Wokha, Cheliam Khiamniungan, JMFC/Secretary, Wokha DLSA was the Presiding Officer. Panel Lawyers Jacob Kikon and Shanchobeni P Lotha were conciliators. 11 Pre-Litigation Bank recovery cases were taken up and disposed off. The total settlement amount was Rs 16,40839.
District & Sessions Judge cum Chairman ZDLSA Phuleto Yeptho, NJS was the presiding officer in Zunheboto. Easter H Yepthomi and Inolito K Sumi were the conciliators. All together 5 pre-litigation bank recovery cases were taken up and 2 were disposed of with the total settlement amount of Rs 33,24,719.
The National Lok Adalat in Phek was presided by Tucuno Vamuzo, NJS, District & Session Judge cum Chairperson Phek DLSA with Sekhotso Rokha, Panel Lawyer Phek DLSA as conciliators. 29 matters of Pre-Letigation bank recovery cases of NStCB (Phek, Pfutsero and Chozuba) were taken up and disposed off with a settlement amount of Rs 22,90,243.
In Kohima, CJM cum Secretary, Kohima DLSA Wokono Yhoshü NJS was the Presiding Officer and the Panel Lawyers Kohima DLSA as conciliators. Total number of 504 pre-litigation Bank recovery cases, 250 Telephone bill recovery case, 3 Pending MS case and 2 MACT was put up before the Lok Adalat whereby 5 Telephone bill recovery cases and 35 Bank recovery (pre-litigation) was taken up and settled. The total outstanding amount was Rs 67,40,888 whereby settled with an amount of Rs 46,51,504. Altogether 15 Banks and 2 telephone office participated in the Lok Adalat.
In Dimapur, N Longshithung Ezung, PD&S Judge and Chairman, Dimapur DLSA delivered a brief speech and declared the Lok Adalat open. The Presiding Officers were N Longshithung Ezung and Seyielenuo Mezhü, CJM & Secretary, DDLSA. 116 cases were taken up and 64 cases were disposed off. The total settlement amount was Rs 1,44,08989.
Holika Sukhalu, Chief Judicial Magistrate cum Secretary Kiphire DLSA was the Presiding Officer in Kiphire Lok Adalat. Banks present were SBI Kiphire and Pungro, Nagaland State Co-operative Bank Ltd took up 18 pre-litigation bank loan cases and settled 15 cases. Total settlement Amount was Rs 31,65,604.
In Mon, the proceedings were presided over by B Peter Resu, Chief Judicial Magistrate-cum-Secretary, Mon DLSA, with Panel Lawyers Angun Konyak, Mannon, and M Moba served as Conciliators. A total of 35 pre-litigation bank recovery cases were taken up, out of which 31 cases were successfully settled. The total outstanding amount in these cases was Rs 1,12,83,474 with a settled amount of Rs 52,14,775.
The National Lok Adalat in Tuensang was presided by Principal District and Sessions Judge cum Chairman Tuensang DLSA Somet Chumden Chang, NJS, and Retainer Lawyer TDLSA Amtimangyang Chang, as the Conciliators. All together 33 bank recovery cases were taken up and 7 bank cases were disposed of with a settlement amount of Rs 4,51,853.
Peren DLSA organised the National Lok Adalat at State Bank of India (SBI), Jalukie. During the Lok Adalat, a total of 110 pre-litigation cases were taken up for consideration. Out of these, 67 cases were settled, resulting in a combined settlement amount of Rs 19,15,239. The proceedings were presided over by WV Patton, Secretary of PDLSA, Assisting in the resolution process were panel lawyers including Asungbe, Inchang, Indeu, and Italang, who served as conciliators. Para Legal Volunteers Haiculak and Seikolun, provided valuable support throughout the proceedings.
