Ganderbal : Pursuant to the Calendar of Activities issued by State Legal Services Authority, District Legal Services Authority, Ganderbal conducted Special Lok-Adalat on MACT & Bank Recovery Cases today on 24th of January, 2025 in the District in order to settle pending MACT & Bank Recovery Cases through the process of Lok-Adalat.
The Lok-Adalat was held under the able direction and supervision of Mr. Abdul Nasir, Chairman District Legal Services Authority (Pr. District & Sessions Judge), Ganderbal and under the guidance of Mr. Sheikh Babar Hussain, Secretary District Legal Services Authority, Ganderbal.
This event aimed to provide speedy remedy and alleviate the backlog of pending MACT & Bank Recovery Cases in the district.
To facilitate the settlement of pending MACT & Bank Recovery Cases through the said Special Lok-Adalat, one Bench was constituted for the amicable settlement, which was presided over by Ms. Rafia Hassan, Additional District & Sessions Judge, Ganderbal, Mr. Sheikh Babar Hussain, Secretary District Legal Services Authority, Ganderbal & Mr. Sajid Irfan, Deputy Legal Aid Defence Counsel as Bench Members.
The said Lok Adalat witnessed participation from the legal fraternity and other persons. The litigants and other Officials were made aware that other Lok-Adalats shall be held in the near future and pre-litigation as well as pending bank cases shall be taken for settlement. The Bank loan defaulter as well as the other officials were also made aware that in pre-litigation bank recovery cases, no court fee, counsel fee is to be chargeable and hence the Lok-Adalat is most appropriate method to settle the case without payment of any type of Court fees as well as said settlement will be in the best interest of parties.
Overall 24 number of cases were taken up for settlement out of which 22 number of cases were amicably settled and an amount of Rs. 3,00,000/ was realized as settlement amount.