The first ever National Lok Adalat was held in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday, officials said.
According to a press release issued to The Kashmiriyat, the first National Lok Adalat was held in the court premises of District Court Complex Shopian under the Chairmanship of Riaz-Ul-Haq Mirza, Chairman District Legal Services Authority (Principal District & Session Judge) Shopian.
For the said adalat three Benches were constituted by the DLSA, officials further said.
In the said National Lok Adalat, besides Advocates, litigants and other prominent citizens also participated.
“A total of 222 cases related to recovery suits, Traffic Challan’s, Civil Cases, MACT Cases, Matrimonial Cases, Criminal Compoundable cases and other civil cases were taken up, out of which 83 cases were settled amicably in the said National Lok Adalat with a settlement amount Rs.73,69,418,” the press statement read.