National Lok Adalat scheduled for September 14

Patiala, August 31

District Legal Services Authority, Patiala will hold a National Lok Adalat in Patiala district on September 14. To this end, Benches will be constituted at Patiala, Rajpura, Samana and Nabha.

Manni Arora, CJM/secretary of the District Legal Services Authority, Patiala said the court would hear cases pertaining to cheque bounce, money recovery, labour and employment disputes; electricity, water and other bill payment (excluding non-compoundable) and maintenance. The Benches would also take compoundable criminal cases and other civil disputes and cases pending in the courts.

Today, Manni Arora convened a meeting with panel advocates and legal aid defense counsels. The meeting focused on discussing cases to be presented before the National Lok Adalat. Panel advocates were asked to extensively publicise the National Lok Adalat in villages through seminars, media and other channels to inform the residents.