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Time of India
01-08-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
PLA court disposes 726 cases; To hold 30-day campaign
Dharwad: Not many people are aware that the has set up Permanent Lok Adalat Courts at six destinations across the state. Importantly, permanent district sessions judges have been appointed to dispose of the cases speedily through PLA courts. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now In a bid to educate the public on the merits of these PLA courts and for speedy disposal of cases, a 30-day campaign has been launched. During this campaign, the judiciary department in association with District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) will organise awareness programmes at five places in each taluk, stated PLA Dharwad court chairman Nagarajappa Kuradakar. Speaking to mediapersons, he stated that all these years, the sitting sessions judge was given additional responsibility of handling the cases and disposing them. However, recognising that this was time-consuming, as the judges sat only once a week to hear cases and the cases continued to pile up, a permanent judge has been appointed to these courts, he informed. The Dharwad PLA has its jurisdiction over seven districts--Ballari, Koppal, Davanagere, Dharwad, Gadag, Uttar Kannada and Haveri and cases related to public utility services can be filed here afresh, he stated. In the last one year, the court has disposed of as many as 726 cases and 479 cases are pending. The verdict delivered here through conciliation cannot be challenged in any other civil courts, the judge said. Another advantage here is that no court fee is charged on the petitioner and the cases are solved amicably. The PLA courts are not bound by CPC (Civil Procedure Code) and Evidence Act, he added. Cases wherein there are discrepencies in public utility services up to Rs one crore compensation can be filed in this court, said Judge Kuradakar. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now National Lok Adalat DLSA member-secretary and senior civil judge PF Doddmani stated that the courts in dharwad district will be holding National Lok Adalat on Sept 13. Lok Adalat aims at resolving the pending cases through mediation. Different litigations like the civil cases, criminal cases, motor vehicle accidents, family disputes, labour compensation and others that could be resolved through mediation will be taken up at the Lok Adalats. Arrangements have also been made to resolve the pre-litigation incidents related to the banks, labour act and water and electricity supply at the Lok Adalats.
The Hindu
01-08-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
726 cases disposed of by PLA; month long campaign to be held
In order to sensitise the public on the merits of Permanent Lok Adalat (PLA) courts which facilitated speedy disposal of cases, a month long awareness campaign has been launched, during which programmes will be held at five places in each taluk of the district. Addressing presspersons in Dharwad on Friday, Chairman of PLA, Dharwad, judge Nagarajappa Kuradakar said that the 30-day campaign would be organised jointly by the judiciary and the District Legal Services Authority. Judge Kuradakar said that earlier, sitting sessions judges were given additional responsibility of handling the cases and disposing them of. As the judges sat in the court only once in a week to hear the cases and they continued to pile up, a permanent judge was appointed to these courts, he said. The Dharwad PLA has its jurisdiction over seven districts namely Ballari, Koppal, Davangere, Dharwad, Gadag, Uttara Kananda, and Haveri and cases related to pulbic utility services could be filed in the court afresh. The judge said that in the last one year, the court had disposed of 726 cases and 479 cases were pending and the verdict delivered in the PLA through conciliation could not be challenged in any other civil court. 'Another advantage of PLA is that no court fee is charged on the petitioner and the cases are solved amicably. The PLA courts are also not bound by CPC (Civil Proceedure Code) and Evidence Act. Cases with discrepancies in public utility services up to ₹ 1 crore compensation can be filed in this court,' he said. National Lok Adalat DLSA Member-Secretary and senior civil judge P.F. Doddamani said that National Lok Adalat would be held in Dharwad district on September 13. Different litigations including the civil cases, criminal cases, Motor Vehicle accidents, family disputes, labour compensation and others which could be resolved through mediation would be heard during the Lok Adalat, he said.
