DLSA Kathua organises Special Lok Adalat for Cheque Bounce cases

KATHUA, FEBRUARY 17: As per the Action Plan issued by J&K Legal Services Authority for the month of February, 2024 and also under the radiant guidance of Chairman District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Kathua (also Pr. District & Sessions Judge, Kathua) Ashok Kumar Shavan, a Special Lok Adalat on Cheque Bounce cases was organised by District Legal Services Authority Kathua in the District Court Complex today.

The Special Lok Adalat started with the ceremonial lighting of lamp by Chairman, DLSA Kathua who in his address to the mammoth gathering threw light on the purpose of holding the Special Lok Adalat.

Four Benches for settling the referred Cheque Bounce cases were constituted in which Bench No. 1 was composed of  Swati Gupta, Ld. Chief Judicial Magistrate Kathua and Neena Thakur, Ld. Distt Mobile Magistrate.

Bench No.2 consisted of Jeevan Kumar Sharma, Munsiff JMIC, Basohli, and Advocate Shub Kumar, President, Bar Association Basohli, while Bench No. 3  comprised Poonam Gupta, Additional Special Mobile Magistrate Billawar and  Jyoti Bhagat, Munsiff JMIC, Billawar and Bench No. 4 was chaired by Rajni Bhagat.

A total number of 30 cases were taken up for amicable settlement out of which 09 were settled and an amount of Rs 30,43,119/- was realized as settlement amount.