Jammu: Lok Adalat has settled 178 cases,
mainly pertaining to matrimonial disputes, bank litigation,
criminal matters among other issues at the district court
complex here on Friday.
Four benches were constituted to deal with matrimonial
disputes, regular bank and pre-litigation matters, petty
criminal matters related to municipal Acts, passenger tax and
electricity use, an official spokesman said.
The first bench was presided over by Principal District
and Sessions Judge Jammu B L Bhat in which 24 matrimonial
cases were taken up, settling 15 of them.
An sum of Rs 8.40 lakh was realised as permanent alimony
in the matrimonial cases, he said.
The second bench presided over by third Additional
Sessions Judge Jammu R S Jain in which 30 bank cases were
taken up and 27 were settled, he said.
The Third bench presided over by Chief Judicial
Magistrate (CJM) Jammu Y P Bourney in which 95 regular and
petty criminal cases were taken up and out of which 54 cases
were settled.
Eighty two petty criminal matters were of electricity
related issues, out of 138 were settled by the fourth bench
presided over by Passenger Tax Magistrate Jammu Y P Kotwal, he
said.
PTI
