Several cases related to matrimonial disputes were disposed of during special drive on mediation in Jamshedpur in the last three days. Out of a total of 131 cases of matrimonial disputes referred to the District legal Services Authority, 45 cases were disposed of, while 12 remained unsettled. Rest of the cases remained non turn up or adjourned for another dates for further sitting.
“It is really an achievement that we have been able to solve so many cases at a time during this special drive which were pending in the family court since long. Today itself we have been able to dispose of 20 such cases so far out of a total of 46 referred to us,” said DlSA Jamshedpur Secretary BK lal. It was made possible by the expert mediators who have come from Ranchi and Bokaro to guide us for the same, he added.
In order to support the special drive being carried out in Jamshedpur a group of experts was there which includes – Businessman Girish Malhotra, veteran Journalist SK Srivastava, Advocate Ashok Kumar Rai and Psychiatrist Joy Mitra.
A special four day mediation drive is being carried out by DlSA Jamshedpur from October 3 to 6.
Giving out the details, lal said that out of 42 cases referred to DlSA on October 3, 16 cases got settled while 2 of them remained unsettled and 20 remained non-turn up where one or both the partied did not appear before DlSA for mediation. “Similarly on the second day, 9 cases got settled out of a total of 43 cases referred to us while four of them remained unsettled and 9 cases were adjourned for further mediation,” he said. 22 cases remained non-turn up, he added.
“Result was quite fruitful where we were able to settle a dispute between the two parties which was pending in Jamshedpur Family Court since 2008,” said the DlSA Secretary. “last time DlSA Jamshedpur was ranked number one in India for mediation and this time also we are quite hopeful that we will be ranked 1 again for the same,” he added.