UDHAMPUR: The 2nd National Lok Adalat for the year 2025 was held here today under the Chairmanship and Supervision of  Virinder Singh Bhou, Chairman District Legal Services Authority, Pr. District & Sessions Judge, Udhampur and Dr. Smriti Sharma, Secretary DLSA for the settlement of cases.

In all 11 Benches were constituted across the District Udhampur with the main Bench consisting of Virinder Singh Bhou, Pr. District & Sessions Judge and Kamlesh Pandit, Additional District & Sessions Judge, Udhampur. A total number of 1822 cases of different nature were taken up, out of which 1483 cases were settled with Rs 30669792 realised as settlement amount.

The  Bench No  2 consisted of Rekha Kapoor, Chief Judicial Magistrate and Pooja Raina, Sub Judge/Special Mobile Magistrate; Bench No. 3 comprised of Rishabh Koushal, District Mobile Magistrate (T) and Advocate Nikhileshwar Singh- Panel Lawyer; Bench no. 4 comprised of  Akashdeep, Additional Special Mobile Magistrate and Advocate Malikarjun Singh Slathia, Panel Lawyer; Bench No 5 comprised of  Suhasini Vasisatha, Chairman TLSC Majalta and Advocate Mohan Lal Gupta, Panel Lawyer, DLSA Majalta; Bench No. 6 comprised of   Ravinder Singh, Chairman TLSC Chenani and Adv Balwan Singh, Panel Lawyer, DLSA Chenani, Bench No. 7 comprised of Shabnam Sheikh, Chairman TLSC Ramnagar and Adv K.D Sharma, Ramnagar, Bench no 8 comprised of   Jai Singh, Tehsildar Udhampur and Adv Akhil Khajuria, Panel Lawyer, DLSA Udhampur, Bench No 9 comprised of  Satish Kumar, Tehsildar Ramnagar and Adv Vikrant Sharma, Advocate Ramnagar, Bench No. 10 comprised of Kamini Choudhary, Tehsildar Majalat and Adv Amit Sharma, Advocate Majalta and Bench No. 11 comprised of Pankaj Singh, Tehsildar Chenani and AdvAjmer Singh Katoch, Advocate Chenani.

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In loving memory of Dr. Priya Ranjan: A mentor who treated me like family
A Profound Loss: JK Monitor Mourns the Passing of Founding Chairman Dr. Priya Ranjan

We at JK Monitor are profoundly saddened by the sudden demise of our Founding Chairman, Dr. Priya Ranjan.IN LOVING MEMORY Dr Priya Ranjan

A brilliant mind who studied at Netarhat Residential School and graduated in Electrical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur before earning his PhD from the University of Maryland, Dr. Ranjan chose to return to India and dedicate his life to teaching, research and social good.

His pioneering work in networked systems, AI, robotics and biomedical applications—especially computer-vision tools for early detection of cancer and heart disease—reflected his deep belief that advanced technology must serve humanity.

For more than 15 years at JK Monitor, he remained a loyal friend, mentor and collaborator, marked by rare humility, intellectual integrity and quiet generosity. His passing leaves a void that cannot be filled. Priya, you will be deeply missed. Your life continues to remind us that knowledge finds its highest purpose in the service of others.

— Team JK Monitor

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