WEB DESK
A series of National Lok Adalats, first in the year 2020, were held in all the courts across Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh regions including both wings of the High Court under the aegis of National Legal Services Authority, NLSA.
The Adalats were held under the overall supervision of Chief Justice J&K High Court, Justice Gita Mittal and under the guidance of J&K High Court judge, Justice Rajesh Bindal.
Member Secretary J&K Legal Services Authority said, more than 13 thousand 500 cases were taken up by 124 Benches constituted for the daylong Lok Adalats.
During the proceedings, nearly 9 thousand cases were disposed off and an amount of nearly 15 Crore rupees was awarded as compensation or settlement in various cases including civil, criminal, labour disputes and others.