Ranchi

Save time & money through lok Adalats, says District Judge

RR Srivastava

lok Adalats are places where one can get speedy and almost cost-free solution to their disputes in lesser time. And to promote this view — followed by the directives issued by the National legal Service Authority — the Hazaribagh District legal Service Authority is going to organise a Mega lok Adalat from 26th of August to 30th August.

Meanwhile, DlSA Hazaribagh also appealed to all to take advantage of this opportunity if want solve their disputes, informed the District and Sessions Judge of Hazaribagh Rajeshwar Prasad during a Press conference. District and Sessions Judge Rajeshwar Prasad, who is also the president of District legal Service Authority, said that this time we have decided to set 28 benches to solve the cases.

Preparations are on for the forthcoming Mega lok Adalat and everyone is trying his level best to convince the parties involved in legal Disputes to take the path of lok Adalat for an amicable solution. DlSA president informed that people can take help of lok Adalat to solve their disputes with various Government departments, banks, insurance companies, BSNl, as well as in getting relief in cases of section 144 and some others.

Even family disputes can be solved through lok Adalats. Here the benches acts as the mediator for both the parties and helps them to settle their dispute at a point acceptable to both. The District judge said that last year the Mega lok Adalat was organised at Hazaribagh had got a grand success. About 3,000 cases were disposed last year through Mega lok Adalat and this year we are aiming to solve more than 3,000 cases in the Mega lok Adalat going to be held between 26th to 30th August.

He hoped that with everyone’s help and best wishes, this year too the Mega lok Adalat will be successful. During this talk, DlSA secretary Sanjay Kumar Chowdhary, who has just joined Hazaribagh, was also present.