National Lok Adalat at District Courts, Manipur
- Imphal, 9th March, 2024 :: Manipur State Legal Services Authority -

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National Lok Adalat at District Courts, Manipur

The Manipur State Legal Services Authority (MASLSA) in association with High Court Legal Services Committee and District Legal Services Authorities organized the first National Lok Adalat for the calendar year, 2024 today, i.e. 9th March 2024 at all the District Courts & High Court of Manipur.

Hon’ble Madam Justice Golmei Gaiphulshillu, Judge, High Court of Manipur visited & inspected the sitting of National Lok Adalat at Lamphel Court Complex. Madam Justice also interacted with all the Chairman and Members of the benches, Advocates and PLVs.

Around 2600 cases of pending & pre-litigation cases were listed for the entire State. The cases range from Civil cases & Criminal Compoundable cases pending before courts, Bank recovery, MACT, Matrimonial disputes, Negotiable Instrument Act, Water Bill cases etc.

Out of 299 cases which were taken up today, 233 cases were successfully resolved during the Lok Adalat with total settlement amount of Rs. 2,96,31,204/- (Rupees two crore ninety-six lakh thirty-one thousand two hundred and four) only.

National Lok Adalat at District Courts, Manipur

Ms. N. Lanleima, Presiding Officer, MACT; Ms. Monalisa Maibam, Special Judge, ND&PS, Manipur & Mr. K. Nirojit, Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.), Imphal West presided as Chairperson of 3(three) benches of National Lok Adalat held at Lamphel Court Complex. Mr. Ch. Momon Singh, Advocate, Mr. Ch. Bimolchandra, Advocate, Ms. B. Supriya Devi, Advocate, Ms. Ph. Binodini, Advocate, Ms. I. Lenibala Devi, Advocate & Mr. Kh. Tonjaoba, Advocate performed as Members of the benches of National Lok Adalat held at Lamphel Court Complex.

MALSA is thankful to the Presiding Officers, Judicial Officers, Ld. S. Devananda, Advocate & Media Coordinator of MASLSA, Ld. Advocates, PLVs, Staff of the Court & MASLSA, Officials of Bank/ Insurance Companies, News and Print Media & all the parties for contributing & participating in the National Lok Adalat and making this programme a success.

National Lok Adalat at District Courts, Manipur

Mr. Alek Muivah, Member Secretary, MASLSA appealed to the public at large that cases can be settled not only before the Courts but also through alternate means like Lok Adalat and Mediation. The decree passed in the Lok Adalat are akin to decree passed by any civil court and they are final and no appeal lies before any other courts except for misrepresentation or frauds.

It is further stated that all cases can be listed before the Lok Adalat except those non-compoundable criminal cases. Further, Lok Adalat proceedings does not charge any court fee or commission. Rather, if any pending court cases are settled through Lok Adalat, the court fees paid to the concerned court will be refunded.

As Lok Adalat is also called as People’s Court, the settlement that arrive during the Lok Adalat proceeding is only through mutual agreement between the parties. The role of the members in the proceeding is only to facilitate and sometime to make the party aware of the pros and cons of contesting a case before the Courts.

It is further informed that the next Lok Adalat will be held on 11th May 2024 and appealed to all those parties who desires to settle their cases to approach any court for listing their cases.

The office of the MASLSA humbly request all the News and Print Media to kindly give wide dissemination of Lok Adalat so that more people may avail the opportunity for resolving their dispute through this Alternative Dispute Resolution i.e. Lok Adalat.

National Lok Adalat at District Courts, Manipur

(Rajshree Yambem)
Deputy Member Secretary
Manipur State Legal Services Authority
(ADR Building, Lamphel Court Complex, Imphal West - 795004)