**************************************************************** Documented by Goa Desc Documentation Service & circulated by Goa Civic & Consumer Action Network (GOA CAN)<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ***************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------- LOK ADALAT SETTLES 7 OUT OF 31 CASES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Seven cases out of 31 were disposed off at the permanent Lok Adalat held in the city on Saturday.
The 46th sitting of the Lok Adalat was held in the District and Sessions Court, Panjim, wherein six motor accident claim cases and one land acquisition case were settled. While a compromise was reached in the land acquisition case, the six remaining claim petitions were given various amounts decided under the guidance of Retired District Judge, Dr Alvaro de Noronha Fereira. Waman Kenney. S Gawas, H D'Souza, P Gaude and S Naik, all claiming for injuries were given Rs 70,000, Rs 1,00,000, Rs 55,000, Rs 1,00,000 and 80,000 respectively, while G Satodkar, claiming for death, was given Rs 4,00,000. New India Assurance, Oriental Insurance Company, United Insurance Company and National Insurance Company were involved. Justice V C Daga and Justice P V Hardas were the chief guest and guest of honour respectively. Justice Daga in his speech said that, "Lok Adalat is an old swadeshi system of delivering justice and added that, our forefathers followed the same method to settle disputes prevailing at that time." He further said, Lok Adalat is the necessity of the time, as the people have no time to wait for their cases to be settled in a leisurely manner. The very concept of Lok Adalat was evolved as the judiciary system is very weak, felt Justice Daga, with no money, no power of the sword, and very often no government backing. An alternative dispute resolution technique is today internationally recognized for speedy justice, he added. A plus point of the Lok Adalat proceeding, he felt was that, there was no victim, all the parties go home satisfied. He added that, it was up to the officers of the court and members of the Bar to make the Lok Adalat proceedings a success. He also felt that, the members of the Bar were under an obligation to see that, the maximum number of cases possible were settled through the Lok Adalat. Judge A D Salkar, chairman of the North Goa District Legal Services Authority, and District and Sessions Judge, welcomed the gathering, and gave a brief history of the Lok Adalat. He felt that, though efforts are being made to bring about settlements amicably outside the court, people were still not coming forward voluntarily to settle their disputes. He also felt that, awareness about this should be created among the people. G K Tamba, lecturer at the Salgaocar College of Law, officiated as the master of ceremonies, while Advocates Amrut Kansar and Albertina Almeida were also present on the dais. ------------------------------------------------- HERALD 10/6/2002 Page 3 ------------------------------------------------- ======================================= GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE Documentation + Education + Solidarity 11 Liberty Apts., Feira Alta, Mapusa, Goa 403 507 Tel: 252660 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Working On Issues Of Development & Democracy ======================================= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet =================================================================== For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
