SRINAGAR: In a significant stride towards delivering timely and amicable justice, District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) in collaboration with the District Judiciary Srinagar successfully organized the 1st National Lok Adalat of the year 2026 at the District Court Complex Mominabad, Srinagar, and at the Court of the Additional Special Mobile Magistrate/JMIC Panthachowk.
The Lok Adalat was inaugurated by Haq Nawaz Zargar, Principal District & Sessions Judge/Chairman, DLSA Srinagar, in the presence of judicial officers, members of the bar, court staff and DLSA Staff.
To facilitate the amicable settlement of cases, 12 benches were constituted, in which overall 49252 cases were taken up for settlement, out of which 48342 cases were amicably settled, and Rs 56981763 was awarded as the settlement amount.
During the proceedings, the Principal District & Sessions Judge, Srinagar, personally inspected all the Lok Adalat benches at the District Court Complex, Srinagar, as well as the Court of the Additional Spl. Mobile Magistrate/JMIC Panthachowk to review the progress and ensure smooth functioning of the proceedings.