NATIONAL LOK ADALAT ON MARCH 9

Ludhiana, February 12, 2019: A National Lok Adalat would be held on March 9 in all the Courts in District Ludhiana and its sub divisions. These Lok Adalat’s would be held at District Courts, Ludhiana and at courts in Khanna, Jagraon, Samrala and Payal sub divisions.
Disclosing about the Lok Adalat’s, Dr Gurpreet Kaur, CJM cum Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Ludhiana said that people who are fighting their legal cases for a long time want to settle the cases mutually amongst themselves. She said that in the courts of District and Sessions Judge and Additional District & Sessions Judge, cases related to matrimonial disputes, rent appeals, motor accident claims, land acquisition, Criminal Appeals (in Criminal Compoundable Cases) etc shall be taken up.
Civil cases like those related to rent, bank recovery, Revenue Cases, MGNREGA, Electricity & Water Bills (excluding theft cases), Service matters relating to pay and allowances and retirial benefits, Forest Act cases, Disaster Compensation, Criminal Compoundable Cases, Complaints under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, Covered matters, shall be taken up by the Courts of Civil Judges/Judicial Magistrates in the Lok Adalat.
Dr. Gurpreet Kaur said that Lok Adalat is the best way to achieve cheap and quicker resolution of disputes. If the matter is settled during the Lok Adalat, then the court fee already paid by a party at the time of filing of a case is refunded. The disputes resolved through lok adalat are on the basis of mutually acceptable terms. A decision which is mutually acceptable to both the parties not only brings an end to the long standing dispute but also puts an end to litigation forever, as there is no appeal against the decision/award made by a lok adalat.