RAJOURI, DECEMBER 13: The 4th National Lok Adalat, organised in line with the directions of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), was successfully conducted today at the District Court Complex Rajouri and in all other courts across the district, covering all categories of cases.
The Lok Adalat was held under the chairmanship of the Chairman, District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) and Principal District & Sessions Judge, Rajinder Sapru. Three benches were constituted at the district level to take up the listed matters.
The First Bench was headed by the DLSA Chairman (Principal District & Sessions Judge Rajouri), Rajinder Sapru, and assisted by Additional District & Sessions Judge, Sudesh Sharma, and Advocate Khilat Mehmood Bhat.
The Second Bench was chaired by Chief Judicial Magistrate, Javed Rana, with Assistant Labour Commissioner, Pradyot Gupta, and Member, Consumer Redressal Commission, Roheri Parmar, as members.
The Third Bench was led by Special Mobile Magistrate, Ananta Raina, and assisted by District Mobile Magistrate (Traffic), Shavika Gupta, and Accounts Officer, BSNL, Indu Sharma.
Similar benches were set up at the tehsil level, headed by the respective Presiding Officers. A notable outcome of the day was the resolution of a long‑pending matrimonial dispute by the Court of Sub‑Judge/JMIC Nowshera.
On the occasion, DLSA Chairman Rajinder Sapru also distributed wheelchairs, Old Age Pension sanction letters and State Marriage Assistance to beneficiaries, facilitated through District Social Welfare Officer Abdul Rehman.
Additionally, financial assistance for higher education was provided to the ward of a labourer by the Assistant Labour Commissioner.
A total of 2,395 cases, including pre‑litigation and post‑litigation matters, were taken up by the benches, out of which 1,817 cases were disposed of.
An amount of ₹1,99,26,975 (Rupees One Crore Ninety‑Nine Lakh Twenty‑Six Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventy‑Five only) was realised as compensation.
From the courts of the Principal District & Sessions Judge Rajouri and the Additional District & Sessions Judge Rajouri, 48 MACT cases were listed, of which 43 were settled, resulting in a compensation amount of ₹1,88,21,500 (Rupees One Crore Eighty‑Eight Lakh Twenty‑One Thousand Five Hundred only).
The National Lok Adalat witnessed active participation from representatives of banks, advocates of various insurance companies, Legal Aid Defence Counsels (LADCs), bar members, Para Legal Volunteers (PLVs), court staff, litigants and a large number of people, reflecting the growing public confidence in alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.
