1ST National Lok Adalat of Year 2025, successfully conducted by District legal Services Authority, Kupwara

KUPWARA : In accordance with the Action Plan/ activities calendar, 2025, District Legal Services Authority, Kupwara, under the aegis of NALSA & JK Legal Services Authority, organized 1st National Lok Adalat, across District Kupwara today. The said Lok Adalat was held under the supervision of Chairman DLSA Kupwara (Pr. District & Sessions Judge, Kupwara) Mr. Manjeet Singh Manhas and guidance of Mr. Moneer Ahmad Secretary, DLSA Kupwara.

Thirteen (13) Benches were constituted for the said Lok Adalat comprising of Presiding Officers and Members for the amicable settlement/ compromise of the Pre and Post litigation cases.
Cases of different categories were taken up in the said National Lok Adalat, i.e., Criminal Compoundable offences, Bank Recovery Cases, Money Suit, Labour dispute cases, NI Act U/s 138, MACT, Electricity Bills, Revenue Cases and other Civil Cases.
Bench First was constituted at Court Complex, Kupwara comprising of Mr. Iqbal Ahmad Masoodi, Addl. Distt. & Sessions Judge/ PO FTC Kupwara and Adv. Rayees Ah Akhoon, Bar Member Kupwara. Second Bench was constituted at Court Complex, Handwara comprising of Mr. Mansoor Ah. Lone, Addl. Distt. & Sessions Judge Handwara and Mr. Altaf Ahmad Mir Munsiff/ JMIC Handwara. Bench Third was constituted at Court Complex Handwara, comprising of Mr. Manzoor Hussain Chairman/ CJM Handwara and Mr. Gh. Nabi Khan Bar president Handwara. Fourth Bench was constituted at Court Complex Kupwara comprising of Mr. Moneer Ahmad Secretary DLSA/ Sub Judge Kupwara and Adv. Zubair Ahmad Wani Bar Member Kupwara. Fifth Bench was constituted at Special Mobile Magistrate Court Trehgam comprising of Mr. Zahoor Ahmad, Special Mobile Magistrate Trehgam and Mr. Tariq Ul Islam Bar member Trehgam. Sixth at Munsiff/ JMIC Court Kupwara comprising of Ms. Iram Irtiza JMIC/Munsiff Kupwara and Adv. Rubeena Rashid Bar member Kupwara. Seventh at Munsiff Court Sogam comprising of Mr. Shabir Ahmad Malik Chairman TLSC/ Munsiff/ JMIC Sogam, and Mr. Bashir Ahmad Bhat (Bar President Sogam) and Eighth Bench at Munsiff Court Tangdhar comprising of Mr. Mansoor Ahmad Mir Munsiff/JMIC (Chairman TLSC) Tangdhar and Mr. Mehboob Alahi (Bar President) acted as Member.
In addition to the above Benches five more Benches were constituted at Executive Magistrates 1st Class/ Tehsil Offices to take up Revenue and Other matters.
Bench 1st was constituted at Tehsil Office Kupwara comprising of Mr. Sahibzada Niyaz Ahmad Tehsildar Kupwara and Mr. Ayaz Ahmad Naib Tehsildar Kupwara B. Bench Second at Tehsil office Handwara Comprising of Mr. Zeeshan Ahmad Khan Tehsildar Handwara and Mr. Manzoor Ahmad Mir Naib Tehsildar Handwara. Bench third at Tehsil Office Langate comprising of Mr. Mohd Ismail Wani Tehsildar Langate and Mushtaq Ahmad Naib Tehsildar Langate. Fourth bench at Tehsil Office Qaziabad Kralgund comprising of Mr. Gh. Rasool Bhat Tehsildar Qaziabad, Kralgund and Murtaza Makhdoomi Naib Tehsildar Kralgund and Fifth Bench at Tehsil Office Kralpora comprising of Mr. Abdul Manan Wani Tehsildar Kralpora and Mr. Mohd Abbas Naib Tehsildar Kralpora.
A total number 1289 of cases was taken up by all the benches, of which 939 numbers of cases were disposed as settled on spot by intervention of the benches and by participation of the lawyers and litigants.
A total sum of Rs. 2,63,32,368/- was awarded to the aggrieved parties by settlement during the said National Lok Adalat.
Lawyers and litigants participating in the Special Lok Adalat expressed their joy in early disposal of the cases through mutual settlement and appreciated the arrangements of the National Lok Adalat.