National Lok Adalat on Saturday

Aurangabad, Dec 9:

The Legal Services Authority has organized National Lok Adalat (people''s court) on December 12 at 10:30 am in Aurangabad Bench of Bombay High Court, district and sessions court and all tehsil level courts.

All judicial officers will participate under the chairmanship of Shripad Tekale, chairman, district legal services authority (DLSA) and chief district and sessions judge. Cases regarding motor vehicle accidents, dishonour of cheque, marital disputes, land acquisition, compromised civil and criminal cases, loans, electricity, cases of various telephone and mobile companies, various national and private banks and debt recovery of financial institutions and other pre-litigation cases have been kept for settlement. Senior citizens or those who for some unavoidable reason will not be able to attend the Lok Adalat in person can participate through virtual (video conferencing) and WhatsApp calling facility. This will allow participants to participate in court proceedings subject to certain terms and conditions. The parties who want to participate in the Lok Adalat through virtual facility should contact the DLSA office by December 11 and register their names, appealed DLSA secretary, S D Indalkar.