Department of Public Relations, Chandigarh Administration

Chandigarh, 12 th  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 case...

Chandigarh, 12 th  November, 2016 : Today 8 cases of Dengue have been reported from various health institutions which brings the total number of Dengue cases to 832 in the city. 1 case of Chikungunya has been reported today out of which all are from Chandigarh. The overall details of 230 cases of Chikungunya detected in Chandigarh is; 45 imported, 53 wrong address and 132 from Chandigarh. To further strengthen the preventive activities, daily fumigation is being carried out alongwith strengthening of field activities which includes mass awareness, checking of breeding sources like coolers, containers, tyres and other sources. Today under dengue drive Sr.No Checked Checked Found positive ( for mosquitoes larvae) 1 Total number of houses 5117 2 Total number of coolers 1669 3 3 Total number of containers 6545 8 4 Tot...

Chandigarh, 12 th  November, 2016:    The ninth day of 8th Annual Chandigarh National Crafts Mela, which is being jointly organized by the Chandigarh Administration and North Zone Cultural Centre (NZCC) at Kalagram witnessed huge crowd of visitors, with people from tricity and nearby areas visiting the Mela to experience the rich culture of Rajashtan. Thousands of visitors daily feel delighted to revel in the colors and flavours of distant corners of the country.  A one stop destination, the Rajasthan themed Crafts Mela has  vibrant stalls, dance performances by folk artists, mouth-watering cuisines, melodies streaming from musical instruments and breathtaking artifacts from all parts of the country.  The main attraction of the ninth day of the Crafts Mela was the dynamic Qawali performance by Sh. Anwar Rehmat Khan & Party. Gurlez Akhtar &  Kulwinder Kelly also gave stunning performanc...

Chandigarh, 11 th November, 2016 : The Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh is going to organize an exhibition of paintings by Olivia Fraser at the Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh in collaboration with Chandigarh Lalit Kala Academi which will continue till 30 th November 2016. The inauguration of the exhibition will be held on Wednesday, 16th November 2016 and will be inaugurated by Prof. B.N. Goswamy, Prof. Emeritus, Punjab University. Fraser, who was born in London and raised in the Highlands of Scotland, has lived and worked in India since 1989. Deeply interested in the techniques and vocabulary of traditional Indian miniatures, she combines mineral and plant pigments and handmade paper with forms and ideas inspired by modern Western art. Following in the footsteps of her kinsman, James Baillie Fraser who painted India, its monuments and landscape in the early 1800’s, Olivia set out to continue where her kinsman had left off, painting the architect...

Chandigarh, 11 th November, 2016 : Under the guidance of Hon’ble Justice Shiavax Jal Vazifdar, Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court and Patron-in Chief, State Legal Services Authority, U.T., Chandigarh and Hon’ble Justice Surya Kant, Punjab and Haryana High Court Judge and Executive Chairman State Legal Services Authority, U.T., Chandigarh, the SLSA, U.T, Chandigarh bagged two prizes in the National Commendation Ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, as part of observance of Legal Services Authority Day on 9 th November 2016. The DLSA, Chandigarh was adjudged as best DLSA among all the Union Territories and small states in India. Further Sh. Ishmeet Singh, PLV was declared as the best PLV’s working in the Union Territories and small states of India. Sh. Mahavir Singh, Member Secretary, State Legal Services Authority, U.T., Chandigarh, Sh. Balbir Singh, District and Sessions Judge-cum- Chairman, DLSA, Sh. Amarinder Sharma, CJM-cum-Secretary DLSA and Sh Ishmeet Singh...

Chandigarh, 11 th November, 2016 : The National Lok Adalats are being organized throughout the country every month during the year 2016 on a specified subject matter.   State Legal Services Authorities have been requested to hold monthly National Lok Adalat on a specified subject matter during the year 2016.  In addition to monthly National Lok Adalats, the State Authorities are requested to hold one National Lok Adalat exclusively for all matters, both pre-litigation and pending during the month of November/December, 2015. The Hon'ble Chief Justice of India and Hon'ble Executive Chairman, NALSA has directed that the National Lok Adalat for all matters may be organized throughout the country right from Taluk level court to Supreme Court on 12.11.2016. The following types of cases that are presently pending in the Courts at various levels will be taken up for disposal at the National Lok Adalat. 1.  Criminal compoundable cases. 2.  Negotiable Instrumen...