Over 10K cases settled in National Lok Adalat at Kurukshetra

Over 10,000 cases were settled during the National Lok Adalat in Kurukshetra on Saturday. According to official information, a total of 15,161 cases were taken up, of which 10,052 cases were settled, while compensation and settlements worth over Rs 8.64 crore were awarded during the National Lok Adalat.

CJM-cum-Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Neetika Bhardwaj stated that, as per the directions of the Haryana State Legal Services Authority and under the supervision of the Chairman of the DLSA, Kurukshetra, and District and Sessions Judge Dinesh Kumar Mittal, a National Lok Adalat was organised at the judicial complex on Saturday. The cases were heard by benches constituted specifically for the Lok Adalat.

The cases included bank recovery matters, criminal compoundable offence cases, electricity bill disputes, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal cases, matrimonial disputes, cases under the Negotiable Instruments Act, and other civil cases.

During the National Lok Adalat, compensation of Rs 17.20 lakh was also awarded in a road accident case in which a person had died in 2021. As per the information, the case Nirmla vs Buta Singh and Others was pending before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Kurukshetra. The matter was taken up before the National Lok Adalat-cum-MACT, Kurukshetra, held on Saturday, and was presided over by Arvind Kumar, Additional District and Sessions Judge.

The claimant, Nirmla, had filed a claim petition under Sections 166 and 140 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, seeking compensation on account of the death of her son, Sanjeev Kumar, in a motor vehicular accident that occurred on June 5, 2021, due to the rash and negligent driving of the offending truck. In this regard, a case was registered at Police Station Shahabad.

During the proceedings of the National Lok Adalat, efforts were made by the Presiding Officer to explore the possibility of an amicable settlement between the parties. With the intervention of the Court and the cooperation of counsel for both sides, the dispute was amicably settled and the parties arrived at a lawful compromise.

As per the settlement, the claimant agreed to receive a sum of Rs 17.20 lakh from Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company in full and final satisfaction of her claim. Accordingly, the claim petition was allowed in terms of the compromise and disposed of by the National Lok Adalat.

The insurance company was directed to deposit the awarded amount within a period of two months, failing which it would be liable to pay interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum from the date of institution of the claim petition till realisation. The amount was ordered to be deposited directly in the account of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal.