263 cases/disputes were disposed of during the 3rd Quarterly National Lok Adalat for the year 2023, PRA, Nagaland State Legal Services Authority (NSLSA) informed. The National Lok Adalat was held on Saturday in 11 District headquarter organized by the District Legal Services Authorities.
The core aim of this Lok Adalat (People’s Court) arrangement is to settle disputes/cases at pre-litigation stage i.e., even before the case is filed in the court and in addition some pending cases in the court of law which are admissible under the Lok Adalat regulation to be settled through compromised and amicable means.
Download Nagaland Tribune app on Google Play
The press release said that a total of 1217 disputes/matters/cases listed for compromise settlement in the State Lok Adalat including cases in pending stage as well as in pre-litigation stage mostly in the category of bank recovery, Motor Accident Cases Tribunal (MACT) and other cases viz. public utility i.e., telephone bills and matrimonial disputes. Settlement amount involved in some of the cases amounts to a total of Rs. 3,14,73,026.
This Settlement Amount is the amount mutually agreed for payment between the litigants (or) parties who are involved in a dispute where the parties on arriving at a consensus, the willing amount to settle the disputes for the damaged caused or a negotiated amount for payment on a claim by a party. Settlement amount also includes the fine money, Bank recovery money, money suits, compensation money.
Dimapur DLSA organised the 3rd National Lok Adalat at the District Court Complex. The sessions began after a short briefing by Chief Judicial Magistrate and DLSA Secretary Seyielenuo Mezhü (NJS). 58 cases were disposed off with a settlement amount of Rs.1, 11,81,536.
Longleng DLSA conducted National Lok Adalat at District Court Complex Longleng along with SBI Longleng.
CJM cum Secretary, DLSA, Khrievono Seletsu (NJS) was the Presiding Officer, Panel Lawyer Panglang Y Phom and PLVs participated in the Lok Adalat. 10 Bank Recovery Cases at Pre-Litigation were disposed off with a total Settlement Amount of Rs. 5,05,686.
Wokha DLSA conducted National Lok Adalat at front office, District Court Complex Wokha. Nino Iralu, District & Sessions Judge cum Chairperson DLSA was the Presiding Officer. Panel Lawyers Meribemo A Lotha and Shanchobeni P Lotha were conciliator and Panel Lawyer Jacob Kikon, PLV Abigail Lotha and Daisy Tungoe participated in the Lok Adalat.
SBI, Bank of Baroda, Central Bank and NStCB participated in the Lok Adalat. 10 cases were taken up out of which 9 were loan or Bank Recovery Cases (Pre-Litigation) and one was pending trial cases. Altogether 9 Cases were disposed with a Settlement Amount of Rs.15,88,59.
Zunheboto DLSA conducted 3rd Quarterly National Lok Adalat at District Court Complex, Zunheboto.
Julian Sitlhou, JMFC cum Secretary DLSA was the presiding officer and Easter Yepthomi was the Conciliator. All together 30 pre-litigation bank recovery cases were taken up and disposed off with a Settlement Amount of Rs.21,67,542.
Mokokchung DLSA conducted National Lok Adalat at District Court, Mokokchung. A total of 10 cases were taken up where 10 were at pre litigation and 1 at pending stage. 9 cases were disposed off with a settlement amount of Rs.13,09,891.
Tuensang DLSA conducted 3nd quarterly National Lok Adalat at District Court premise Tuensang with Longshithung Ezung, NJS, Principal District & Sessions judge cum Chairperson DLSA and Cheliam Khiamniungan, JMFC cum secretary DLSA as presiding officers. Conciliators were Antimangyang Chang Retainer Lawyer, Herola Panel Lawyer and Birila Panel Lawyer assisted by PLVs. 12 cases were taken up and s11 were disposed off with a total Settlement Amount of Rs 17,13,166.
Phek DLSA conducted 3rd quarterly National Lok Adalat on at District court complex. The Lok Adalat was presided by District & Sessions Judge cum Chairperson Neiko Akami, NJS with Retainer Lawyer and panel lawyer as conciliators. 40 matters relating to Pre-litigation bank recovery cases of SBI and NStCB were taken up and disposed off with a settlement amount of Rs.40,62,334.
Peren DLSA conducted National Lok Adalat at Government College Peren Town. The Co-operative Bank Jalukie Branch along with the State Bank of India Peren Town Branch participated in the Lok Adalat for Pre-Litigation cases, wherein a total number of 28 cases were taken up and settled with settled amount of Rs. 42, 36,515. In the Lok Adalat, the students of Govt. College Peren were also invited to come and observe the Lok Adalat proceedings as part of their LLC club activity.
Kohima DLSA along with the rest of the country conducted 3rd National Lok Adalat at District Court building Kohima. Nokshei Kano Secretary and Chief Judicial Magistrate Kohima was the Presiding Officer and Panel Lawyers Kohima DLSA as Conciliators. Altogether 966 pre-litigation Banks and Telephone recovery cases and 4 pending bank recovery cases was put up before the National Lok Adalat, whereby, 34 bank recovery case and 16 telephone bill recovery case have been settled through the Lok Adalat with settlement amount of ₹29,55,784. The Banks and Telephone authority waived ₹33,44,781 through the negotiation of the Conciliators.
Mon DLSA conducted National Lok Adalat where the event was presided over CJM cum Secretary DLSA B. Peter Resu, serving as the Presiding Officer, Topha Konyak, N. Mannon and Angun Konyak as the conciliators. In total, 46 cases were taken up during the session, and out of those, 16 cases were successfully disposed of. The total settlement amount reached Rs. 17,06,978 (Rupees Seventeen Lakhs Six Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy-Eight).
