Share your story and shine at JK Monitor!🌟 Welcome to JK Monitor, where every story matters and every achievement is celebrated! We invite you to share the remarkable journey of your life and showcase your accomplishments to the world. Join our exclusive interviews that honor exceptional individuals just like you. BUDGAM: Under the Aegis of NALSA and the Jammu & Kashmir Legal Services Authority, District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) Budgam successfully organized the Ist National Lok Adalat at the District Court Complex Budgam, as well as in the Taluka Courts across the district.
Yahaya Firdous, Additional District Judge, Incharge Chairman District Legal Services Authority Budgam, inaugurated the Lok Adalat along with the Judicial Officers posted at District head quarter Budgam. For smooth disposal, cases were pre-identified by the respective courts and placed before seven dedicated benches constituted by DLSA Budgam for settlement.
The Ist Bench was presided over by Yahaya Firdous, ncharge Principal District and Sessions Judge and Easar Ul Nabi, Special Mobile Magistrate Budgam. 2nd Bench was presided by Abdul Bari, Chief Judicial Magistrate Budgam and Shaber Ayaz, Sub- Judge/Principal Magistrate, Juvenile Justice Board Budgam. 3rd benches was conducted by Shafeeq Ahmed Malik, Sub-Judge, Chadoora and A.R. Hanjura, Pro Bono Lawyer Chadoora. 4th Bench was conducted by Syed Tayoub Bukhari, Judicial Magistrate Ist Class/Munsiff Chadoora and Adv. Aadil Hameed Paul, Panel Lawyer Chadoora. 5th Bench was conducted by Rabyia Snober Gulzar, Judicial Magistrate 1st Class/Munsiff Magam and Manzoor Ahmad Matoo, Panel Lawyer Magam. 6th Bench was presided over by Aiman Amin, Judicial Magistrate 1st Class/Munsiff, Charar-i-Sharief and N.A. Mashooq, Panel Lawyer Charar-i-Sharief and 7th Bench was presided by Towfeel Ahmad Mir, Special Mobile Magistrate,Beerwah and N.A Khan, Panel Lawyer Beerwah.
The cases taken up for settlement included a wide range of matters such as civil disputes, compoundable criminal cases, cheque bounce cases, bank recovery matters, MACT claims, land compensation cases, matrimonial disputes, pre-litigation cases, social welfare disputes, labour cases, revenue disputes, BSNL-related issues, municipal cases, and other matters related to government schemes.
In total 325 numbers of cases were taken up before the benches, out of which 116 number of cases were amicably settled. A total settlement amount of Rs 80,82,472 was awarded/realized as compensation and recovery during the Lok Adalat.
