RAJOURI: As per the direction of NALSA, the 2nd National Lok Adalat pertaining to all types of cases was held today here at District Court Complex and in all other Courts of District Rajouri under the Chairmanship of R.N Wattal, Chairman District legal Service Authority (Principal District & Sessions Judge) in which three benches were constituted.
First bench was headed by R.N. Wattal ( Principal District & Sessions Judge Rajouri) assisted by Mehmood Choudhary ( Additional District & Sessions Judge Rajouri) and Khilat Bhat Advocate ,Second bench was headed by Manjeet Rai (Chief Judicial Magistrate Rajouri) and assisted by Mahjabeen Akhter (District Mobile Magistrate (Traffic), Rajouri and Somya Tahira Advocate, Third bench was headed by Rayaz Ahmed Choudhary (Special Mobile Magistrate Rajouri), assisted by Inderjeet Sharma Advocate and Sapna Kumari Advocate. Similar benches were also constituted at Tehsil Level which were headed by the Presiding Officers of the respective Courts.
A total of 839 cases both Pre-Litigation and Post-Litigation were taken up out of which 617 Cases were disposed of. An amount of Rs722, 735 (Seven Lakh twenty two thousand seven hundred and thirty five only) was realized as compensation. From the court of Worthy Principal District & Sessions Judge, Rajouri and Additional District & Sessions Judge Rajouri , 16 MACT Cases were taken up out of which 14 cases were settled and an amount of Rs. 81,60,000 ( Eighty one Lakh Sixty thousand only) was awarded as compensation in those cases. Representatives of Banks, Advocates of different Insurance companies, Bar members, PLVs, Staff members, Litigants and large numbers of peoples were present at the Lok Adalat.