Tribune News Service
Saurabh Malik
Chandigarh, May 11
The National Legal Services Authority (NLSA) has launched free legal aid helpline number “15100” across the State of Punjab. The facility is available round the clock to the general public for free legal services. Information to this effect came during the National Lok Adalat held today.
Streamlining further the resolution of legal disputes through collaborative and amicable approach, the Punjab State Legal Services Authority took up approximately 2,87,898 cases across Punjab for settlement during the Adalat.
In all, 371 Lok Adalat Benches were constituted for reducing the pending litigation by settling cases in an amicable manner. The entire exercise was carried under the guidance of Acting Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and Executive Chairman of the State Authority, Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia.
Legal Services Authority Member Secretary Manjinder Singh and Additional District and Sessions Judge-cum-Additional Member Secretary Smriti Dhir visited the Ludhiana court complexes and inspected the Lok Adalat Benches.
Apprising the public about the benefits of Lok Adalats, the Member Secretary said the mechanism helped in saving time and money of the litigants. “At the end of the day, the litigating parties experienced a win-win situation,” he added.’
