In Jammu and Kashmir, reaffirming the commitment to provide quick, affordable, and amicable resolution of disputes, the 4th and last National Lok Adalat of this year was organised yesterday across the Union Territory.

 

 

The National Lok Adalat was held under the patronage of Justice Arun Palli, Chief Justice, High Court of J&K and Ladakh (Patron-in-Chief, J&K Legal Services Authority) and the dynamic mentorship of Justice Sanjeev Kumar, Executive Chairman, J&K Legal Services Authority. 

 

 

The initiative aimed to promote amicable settlements in cases including MACT, matrimonial disputes, cheque bounce cases under the Negotiable Instruments Act, money recovery, commercial disputes, and compoundable criminal cases. 

 

 

During the day-long National Lok Adalat, over one lakh 5 thousand cases were taken up by 186 Benches across the Union Territory and 91 thousand 750 cases were amicably settled and disposed off, involving an amount of 76 crore 65 lakh rupees.