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National Lok Adalat



Chandigarh, 12th November, 2016: National Legal Services Authority under the visionary Leadership of Hon’ble Mr. Justice Anil R. Dave, Judge Supreme Court of India organized National Lok Adalat at all levels from Sub-Division level Courts to the Hon’ble Supreme Court today.  In the Union Territory of Chandigarh under the able guidance of Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sh. Shiavax Jal Vazifdar, Chief Justice, Punjab and Haryana High Court and Patron-in-Chief,  State Legal Services Authority, U.T. Chandigarh,  Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant, Executive Chairman, State Legal Services Authority, Chandigarh and Hon’ble Mr. Justice M. Jeyapaul, Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court, Administrative Judge, Chandigarh Sessions Division, National Lok Adalat was organized in the District Court, Sector 43, Chandigarh.

Twenty nine Benches headed by the serving Judicial officers were constituted in the District Courts, Sector-43, Chandigarh.  Criminal Compoundable cases, Motor Accident Claims, Matrimonial/Family Disputes, cases under Section 138 of N.I.Act,  Labour Disputes, Civil Cases, Bank Matters, Municipal Matters and Traffic Challans were taken up and disposed off with the consent of the parties. Sh.Balbir Singh, District & Sessions Judge-cum-Chairman, District Legal Services Authority, Chandigarh, Sh.Mahavir Singh, Member Secretary, State Legal Services Authority, U.T., Chandigarh and Sh.Amarinder Sharma, Secretary, DLSA, Chandigarh also visited the benches of District Courts Complex, Chandigarh and pursued the cases for amicable settlement.

In today's National Lok Adalat total 4411 cases were disposed off by the benches of serving Judicial Officers constituted in New District Courts Complex, Sector 43, Chandigarh which include 54 Criminal Compoundable cases, 189 cases under Section 138 of N.I.Act, 7 Motor Accident Claim cases, 40 Matrimonial/Family Disputes, 203 Labour Dispute cases, 411 Civil Cases,  13 Municipal Matters, 3466 Traffic Challans and  28 other misc. cases  were settled. In addition to this 26 pre-litigative cases were also settled. The National Lok Adalat held at Public Utility Services, Sector 17, Chandigarh also disposed of  69 bank matters at pre-litigative stage.  A sum of Rs.4,90,500/-and 3800/- was imposed as fine in traffic challans and M.C.Act cases, respectively and the amount of Rs.1,27,74,81,764/- settled in the cases disposed of during the National Lok Adalat.

Sh.Balbir Singh, District & Sessions Judge-cum-Chairman, District Legal Services Authority, Chandigarh, Sh.Mahavir Singh, Member Secretary, State Legal Services Authority, U.T., Chandigarh and Sh.Amarinder Sharma, Secretary, DLSA, Chandigarh,  thanked the general public for making this Lok Adalat a success and further appealed to resolve their disputes through the Lok Adalats as it provides quick and economical justice. It also saves the valuable time, money and energy of the litigants. Every award of the Lok Adalat is final and no appeal shall lie to any court against the award passed by the Lok Adalat. 

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