District level National Lok Adalat pertaining to cheque bounce, money recovery, utilities bills, labour etc to be held in Patiala
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ September 11,2024
As per the directions of National Legal Services Authority, New Delhi and Punjab State Legal Services Authority, Mohali and under the able guidance of Rupinderjit Chahal, Learned District & Sessions Judge- cum -Chairperson, District Legal Services Authority, Patiala, National Lok Adalat pertaining to Cheque Bounce Cases, Money Recovery cases, Labour and Employment disputes cases, Electricity, Water bills and other bill payment cases (excluding non-compoundable), Maintenance Cases, Other Criminal compoundable Cases and other Civil disputes and cases Pending in the Courts/ Tribunals like Criminal Compoundable Offences, Cheque Bounce Cases, Money Recovery Cases, MACT Cases, Labour and Employment dispute cases, electricity, Water Bills and other bill payment cases (excluding non-compoundable), Matrimonial disputes(except divorce), Land Acquisition cases (Pending before civil courts/tribunals), Service matters relating to pay and allowances and retirement benefits, Revenue cases etc will be held in District Patiala on 14.9.2024. For this purpose, benches of Judicial Courts will be constituted at Patiala, Rajpura, Samana and Nabha.
Manni Arora, CJM/Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Patiala, has emphasized the primary objective of Lok Adalats, which is to settle disputes amicably through compromise. This approach aims to save time and money for the parties involved and reduce personal enmity between them. It is important to note that all kinds of cases, even those at the pre-litigative stage, can be brought before Lok Adalats for amicable settlement, except for non-compoundable criminal cases.
Arora further told that when a case is settled in a Lok Adalat, the award becomes final, and no appeal lies against it. Additionally, any court fees paid by the parties are refunded, and the parties to the dispute receive a speedy resolution of their dispute based on mutually agreed terms. This creates a win-win situation for both parties involved.
District level National Lok Adalat pertaining to cheque bounce, money recovery, utilities bills, labour etc to be held in Patiala. As such, an appeal is made to Public, to put forward their pending disputes before upcoming Lok Adalats, so as to save their valuable time and hard earned money. For this purpose, every litigant willing for settlement through Lok Adalat can request the Presiding Officer of the Court where his case is pending. Even in compoundable Criminal Cases, party can move an application for putting up the matter in Lok Adalat. In case of Pre-litigative matter, request can be made to the Ld. Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Patiala. Any detailed information can be made available from website www.pulsa.gov.in or from NALSA helpline no. 15100 & District Legal Services Authority, Patiala contact No. 0175-2306500.
