Ist National Lok Adalat 2026 Held Successfully at Srinagar District Court Complex
Ist National Lok Adalat 2026 Held Successfully at District Court Complex Srinagar, Justice Delivered with Dignity: Lok Adalat Promotes Amicable Dispute Resolution and Access to Justice for All
Srinagar, March 14 2026: (JKNN ) 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 Ist 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 held under the able guidance of Hon’ble Mr. Justice Arun Palli, Chief Justice, High Court J&K and Ladakh (Patron-in-Chief, J&K Legal Services Authority), Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Kumar, Judge, High Court of J&K and Ladakh /Executive Chairman, J&K Legal Services Authority and overall supervision of Mr. Haq Nawaz Zargar Principal District & Sessions Judge/ Chairman, DLSA Srinagar, and Ms. Shazia Tabasum, Member Secretary, J&K Legal Services Authority. The Lok Adalat was inaugurated by Mr. Haq Nawaz Zargar, Worthy Principal District & Sessions Judge/ Chairman, DLSA Srinagar, in presence of esteemed 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 & Rs. 56981763 was awarded as settlement amount.
Wherein the First Bench was presided over by Ms. Kusoom Lata Pandita (Additional District Judge, Bank Cases) and by Ms. Anjum Ara (Ist Additional District & Sessions Judge) Srinagar, The 2nd Bench was presided over by Mr. Naushad Ahmad Khan and Mr. Zirgham Hamid (Ist Add. Munsiff/JMIC Srinagar), The3rd Bench was presided over by Mr. Farooq Ahmad Bhat (Additional District & Sessions Judge Srinagar) and Ms. Tabasum (Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar) , the 4th Bench was presided over by Ms. Renu Dogra (Principal Judge Family Court) Srinagar and Ms. Preet Simran Kour (4th Addl. Distt. & Sessions Judge ) Srinagar, the 5th Bench was presided over by Ms. Mehreen Mushtaq (Addl. Spl Judge Anti Corruption) Srnagar and Mr. Fayaz Ahmad Qureshi (Presiding Officer, MACT, Court Srinagar), in which 70 cases were taken out of which 38 cases were amicably settled & Rs:- 28990000 was awarded as settlement amount,
During the Lok Adalat proceedings, cheques amounting to Rs. 15082485 were distributed on the spot among the beneficiaries by the Principal District & Sessions Judge Srinagar along with the Learned Judicial Officers, thereby ensuring immediate relief to the litigants. the 6th Bench was presided over by Mr. Fida Hussain Nayek (Municipal Magistrate, Srinagar) and Mr. Junaid Imtiyaz Mir (Sub-Judge) Srinagar, the 7th Bench was presided over by Mr. Mohammad Ishtiyaq Alam Baba (Forest Magistrate) Srinagar and Ms. Massarat Jabeen (PT& E Magistrate) the 8th Bench was presided over by Mr. Shabir Ahmad Malik (Spl. Mobile Magistrate Traffic) and Ms. Mufti Nahida (Addl. Special Mobile Magistrate Traffic) Srinagar, the 9th Bench was presided over by Mr. Tarun Mahajan (City Judge) Srinagar and Mr. Vikas Bhardwaj
(2nd Additional Munsiff), Srinagar , the 10th Bench was presided over by Ms. Shayesta Nazir, (City Munsiff)Srinagar and Ms. Nazia Hassan (4th Addl. Munsiff) Srinagar and the 11th Bench was presided over by Ms. Mainaz Qadir (Additional Spl. Mobile Magistrate/JMIC Panthachowk) Srinagar and Adv. Baba Sajad, the 12th Bench was presided over by Dr. Farah Deeba(Officiating President District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Srinagar) and Shabnum Munshi (Member District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Srinagar).
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 Court of the Additional Spl. Mobile Magistrate/JMIC Panthachowk to review the progress and ensure smooth functioning of the proceedings.
The Ist National Lok Adalat of 2026 witnessed huge participation from officers and officials of various departments, litigants, advocates, and other stakeholders. The success of the Lok Adalat reflects the judiciary’s commitment to resolving disputes through mutual understanding and compromise. Such initiatives not only help in reducing the backlog of cases in courts but also strengthen the public’s faith in the justice delivery system and promote access to justice for all.
(JKNEWS NATION)
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