Lok Adalat held District Court Complex, Janipur Jammu

DECEMBER 04, INB NEWS KASHMIR :- A Special Lok Adalat for MACT cases was held on 03^rd and 4^th December in the District Court Complex, Janipur Jammu under the chairmanship of Mr. Jang Bahadur Singh Jamwal, Chairman, District Legal Services Authority, Pr. District & Sessions Judge, Jammu on the trial basis of “Common Mechanism for Compromised Settlement of TP claims”.Two benches were constituted on 3^RD December . The bench No. 1 headed by Mr. S. C. Gupta, 2^nd Additional District & Sessions Judge, Jammu and assisted by Mrs. Nighat Sultana, Additional District Judge (Matrimonial Cases), Jammu took up 20 MACT cases and settled 1 case. An amount of Rs. 1.50 lakhs was awarded as compensation.The bench No. 2 headed by Mr. Sanjay Gupta, Additional District Judge, Jammu assisted by Mr. Sanjeev Gupta, 3^rd Additional  Sessions Judge, Jammu took up 52 MACT cases and 20 cases were settled. An amount of Rs. 50.65 lakhs was awarded as compensation. On December 04, a single bench headed by Mr. S. C. Gupta, 2^nd Additional District & Sessions Judge, Jammu and assisted by Mrs. Nighat Sultana, Addl. District Judge (Matrimonial Cases), Jammu took up 50 MACT cases and settled 6 cases. An amount of Rs. 12. 90 lakhs was awarded as compensation.During the Lok Adalat an amount of Rs. 63.55 lakh was awarded as compensation to the litigants in 26 cases. Next permanent Lok Adalat is scheduled for 06 December.