Nagaland State Legal Services Authority (NSLSA) under the aegis of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) will be conducting the third quarterly national Lok Adalat (people’s court) sitting in all the district headquarters on September 10
In a press release, NSLSA public relations assistant informed that a total of 11 Lok Adalat benches at district court premises would be set up by the district legal services authorities (DLSAs).
In this regard, NSLSA executive chairman and judge, Guahati High Court, Kohima bench, justice Songkhupchung Serto along with member secretary N. Longshithung Ezung, NJS held meeting with DLSA chairpersons & secretaries and directed the DLSAs to take steps in advance and hold meeting with bankers, insurance companies among others to formulate strategy.
Further, DLSAs were instructed to take up MACT cases, criminal compoundable cases, negotiable instruments act cases, matrimonial cases on priority for the said Lok Adalat.
NSLSA has asked persons having dispute or cases (pre-litigation and pending) on civil, matrimonial, MACT and petty offence cases come forward on the day or submit disputes before the date at DLSA front offices, district court building and NSLSA member secretary office, DC office compound or contact 0370-2290153/email at nslsa.nagaland@gov.in.
The disposal data of each DLSAs would be uploaded on the web portal of the state authority at nslsa.nagalandgov.in.