In accordance with the directives of the Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority (JHALSA), Ranchi, a Monthly Lok Adalat was organized on Saturday under the aegis of the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Garhwa, and under the guidance of Principal District & Sessions Judge-cum-Chairman, DLSA Garhwa, Nalin Kumar.
To facilitate the disposal of various cases, seven benches, including one at the Nagar Untari Sub-Divisional Court, were constituted. The presiding officers included Kaushal Kishore Jha, Principal Judge, Family Court Garhwa; Shivnath Tripathi, District and Additional Sessions Judge-III; Kumar Vipul, Judicial Magistrate; Monika Prasad, Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate; Sanjay Kumar Singh-II, District and Additional Sessions Judge-I; and Arvind Kachhap, Assistant Chief Judicial Magistrate.
Each bench was also assisted by a nominated advocate. The participating advocates included Praveen Kumar Sahu, Nityanand Dubey, Anita Ranjan, Vijay Kumar, Birendra Kumar Mishra, and Anup Kumar Ojha, who were present at Nagar Untari.
According to DLSA Secretary Nibha Ranjan Lakra, a total of 211 cases were resolved during the Lok Adalat. These included 210 compoundable criminal cases, with 167 cases related to the electricity department and one motor vehicle case. The total revenue collected stood at ?30,60,500.
As part of the "Saathi Campaign", tricycles were distributed among specially-abled children by Principal District & Sessions Judge Nalin Kumar.
The Lok Adalat witnessed the participation of judicial officers, lawyers, court staff, Para Legal Volunteer (PLV) Suryadev Chaudhary, and concerned litigants.