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Time of India
10-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
NLA solves over 17 lakh disputes
Ranchi: National Lok Adalat (NLA) held across the state under the auspices of Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority (Jhalsa) on Saturday disposed of 17,05,507 disputes including 15,70,812 pre-litigation and 1,34,695 pending cases while settling claims worth Rs 809.17 crore, a Jhalsa official criminal compoundable cases and matters related to civil, cheque bounce, power theft, excise, forest, weight and measures and marital disputes were disposed of, the official stated. Jharkhand HC judge and executive chairman Jhalsa Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad inaugurated the NLA at the town building in Lohardaga virtually. Speaking on the occasion, Justice Prasad said, "The Lohardaga district was chosen for inauguration of NLA so that poor and backward people of the area learn about their rights. They can contact National Legal Service Authority through the toll free number 15100 to get legal help. The people can also know about govt welfare schemes through Jhalsa, district legal service authorities (DLSA) and other govt agencies."Justice Anubha Rawat Choudhary stated that the cases are disposed of on basis of mutual consent of both the parties in the NLA. Jharkhand high court legal service committee had formed two benches for the NLA in which 19 cases were disposed of. Meanwhile, Ranchi DLSA stated that a total of 3,28,304 disputes including 34,666 pending and 2,93,638 pre-litigation cases were disposed of. As many as 39 benches of judicial magistrates and 19 of executive magistrates were formed in this regard.
Time of India
27-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Jhalsa to appoint mediators for commercial disputes
Ranchi: Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority (Jhalsa ) plans to appoint mediators in all districts of the state for resolving commercial disputes before the matters go to the courts. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now As part of the programme, a total of 68 mediators will be trained in three batches. The first two batches, comprising a group of 50 mediators, are currently undergoing training under the first phase which started from April 26 and will conclude on April 30. The third batch of 18 mediators would be skilled in the second phase, from May 1 to May 5. Jharkhand high court judge and executive chairman Jhalsa, justice S N Prasad on Saturday inaugurated the 40-hour training programme for mediators comprising advocates, experts in different fields and retired bureaucrats and executives at Vishvesvaraya hall in Kanke. Addressing the meeting, justice Prasad expressed hope that post training the mediators would help reduce the pending cases in the courts and also enable improved social harmony. Speaking to TOI on the issue, Jhalsa secretary Ranjana Asthana stated, "A large majority of new trainees will be responsible for resolving the commercial disputes. The pre-litigation mediation is mandatory in such quarrels. Before the training session, Jhalsa had sought names of two mediators each from all the districts." The trainers for the programme have been provided by the mediation and conciliation project committee, which has been constituted by the Supreme Court of India. It may be stated here that with Jhalsa aiming to provide mediators at sub-divisional courts as well, similar training programmes are expected in the future. Jhalsa has disposed of lakhs of pending and pre-litigation disputes though alternative dispute resolution system which includes mediation. For example, in the last National Lok Adalat held on March 8, Jhalsa had disposed of 18,70,711 disputes including 1,46,918 pending and 17,23,793 pre-litigation cases.
