278 cases settled at Samba Lok Adalat
May 31, 2025
SAMBA: As per the directions of Executive Chairman J&K Legal Services Authority, 2nd National Lok Adalat for the year 2025 was today organised at District Court Complex, Samba.
The National Lok Adalat was inaugurated by R. N. Wattal, Pr. District & Sessions Judge (also Chairman District Legal Services Authority, Samba).
Three benches were constituted for expeditious disposal of cases (Pre and Post Litigation); Bench No.1 consisted of R. N. Wattal, Pr. District & Sessions Judge (also Chairman District Legal Services Authority, Samba), Arvind Sharma, Addl District & Sessions Judge and Ajay Gupta, Advocate; Bench No.2 included Umesh Sharma, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Himani Parihar, Munsiff (JMIC) and Renu Bala, Advocate; Bench No. 3 consisted of Rashi Verma, Addl. Spl. Mobile Magistrate and Ganesh Sharma, Advocate.
The matters placed before the Benches included Civil, Criminal Compoundable, Cheque Bounce, Bank Recovery matters, MACT, Matrimonial, Pre-litigation matters, D.V. Act, Negotiable Instrument Act, 125Cr.Pc. and Petty Offence(s) including traffic challans. Beside this, two more Benches were constituted for Revenue Cases, Cases under Food Safety and Standard Act, 2006, petty loan cases, Public Utility Services related Cases and Compensation Cases pending in the Court of Assistant Labour Commissioner, Samba.
A total number of 278 cases were taken up for amicable settlement out of which 136 cases were settled and an amount of Rs 94,73,067/- was realized as settlement amount.
