2,083 cases disposed of in city

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 14

As many as 21 Benches headed by serving Judicial Officers disposed of a total of 2,083 cases during the National Lok Adalat held at the District Courts here today.

Paramjeet Singh, District and Sessions Judge-cum-Chairman, District Legal Services Authority, Chandigarh, Mahavir Singh, Member Secretary, State Legal Services Authority, Chandigarh, visited the Benches and pursued the cases for amicable settlement.

Of the total 2,083 cases, 55 criminal compoundable cases, 989 cases under Section 138 of the NI Act, three bank recovery cases, 17 motor accident claim cases, 25 matrimonial/family disputes, 72 civil suits and rent cases, 32 executions, two criminal revisions, 16 criminal miscellaneous, 10 civil miscellaneous, 18 arbitration cases’ two civil/rent appeals, 10 criminal appeals, 17 cases of 125 CrPC, 15 cases of the Domestic Violence Act, 44 untraced and one case of Guardian & Succession Act were disposed of at the adalat.

Also, three cases relating to Registrar of Companies Act and Shop Act with fine of Rs 1,17,000, 298 municipal matters were settled with fine of Rs 1,200, 454 traffic challans were disposed of by imposing a fine of Rs 5,68,600.

931 cases settled in Ambala, 122 in Kharar

Ambala: A total of 931 cases were settled at the National Lok Adalat held at the District Courts Complex in Ambala City and Naraingarh Sub-Division here today.

Danish Gupta, Chief Judicial Magistrate-cum-Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Ambala, said a total of 931 cases, including 722 summary, 36 accidental claim, 116 cheque bounce, 34 bank recovery and seven civil cases were disposed of. Hundreds of traffic offenders were let off after warning and imposing minimum fine in the Lok Adalat.

In Kharar, As many as 122 cases were settled amicably and a total settlement of Rs 17,82,953 was made at the two lok adalats at the Judicial Courts Complex here today.

Ravindra Rana, advocate- member, said in one lok adalat, 235 cases were taken up, of which 49 cases were settled amicably. Similarly, in the second lok adalat, 108 cases were taken up, of which 73 were settled amicably.

Award of Rs18.61 cr passed

Ropar: As many as 688 cases were disposed of and awards amounting to Rs 18,61,20,924 were passed at the National Lok Adalat here today. District and Sessions Judge-cum-Chairman, DLSA, Harpreet Kaur Jeewan, said the adalat was organised in the District Courts at Ropar, along with civil courts in Anandpur Sahib and Nangal.

Awards worth Rs53.97 cr passed in Mohali

• The National Lok Adalat in Mohali district passed an award of Rs 53.97 crore while disposing of as many as 1,230 cases here.
• A total of 3,677 cases had been taken up before various Lok Adalat Benches constituted across the district.
• “As many as 1,230 cases have been disposed of by virtue of compromise and an award of Rs 53,97,05009 was passed by the Lok Adalat Benches.
• Matters related to criminal compoundable offences, NI Act under Section 138, bank recovery, MACT, matrimonial disputes, labour disputes, land acquisition, electricity and water bills (excluding non-compoundable theft cases), service matters relating to pay and allowances and retiral benefits, revenue, other civil cases (rent, easement rights, injunction suits, specific performance suits) were taken up.

494 cases solved in Panchkula

• Of the total 1,879 cases taken up for hearing, 494 involving an amount of Rs 1,16,57,309 were settled through mutual compromise between parties at the National Lok Adalat held here.
• Vivek Goyal, Chief Judicial Magistrate-cum-Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Panchkula, said cases, including criminal, 138 Negotiable Instruments Act, MACT, matrimonial disputes, civil, traffic challan, bank recovery, telecom and summary were disposed of by 12 Benches.