Chandigarh, November 12:
Under the visionary leadership of Judge, Punjab & Haryana High Court and Executive Chairman of Punjab State Legal Services Authority Mr. Justice Tejinder Singh Dhindsa, the National Lok Adalat has been organized Saturday across the State through physical as well as virtual mode.
In this Lok Adalat, approximately 2,35,534 cases were taken up in total 445 Benches of Lok Adalat. Various long pending matters relating to matrimonial disputes, property disputes, cheque bounce cases, labour matters, criminal compoundable cases, cancellation/untraced reports of various FIRs etc. were taken up. Apart from this, various awards were passed with the consent of the parties. As per the provisions of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, the court fee was ordered to be refunded.
On this occasion Member Secretary, Punjab State Legal Services Authority Arun Gupta especially visited the Judicial Court Complex, Ropar and Central Jail Ropar and urged the litigants for settling their cases through the Lok Adalat. People have also been made aware about the Toll Free Number 1968 for any kind of legal assistance available to all the needy persons particularly the marginalized segments free of cost. The Front Offices set up at District and Taluka level in the premises of the courts, are in existence to guide the litigants for obtaining free and effective legal aid.
On this occasion Additional Member Secretary Smriti Dhir also visited Judicial Courts Complex, Sangrur to aware the litigants about the benefits of the Lok Adalats.
