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Members of Dimapur District Legal Services Authority pose for a group photo with the stakeholders after the seminar in Dimapur on April 16.[/caption]
Dimapur, April 16 (EMN): To spread awareness on the importance of Lok Adalat, Dimapur District Legal Services Association (DDLSA) has organised a mass awareness seminar with the chairmen and executives of different organisations in the court premises on April 16.
The introductory session was led by Neiko Kanuo, chairman DDLSA cum principal district and session judge, Dimapur. Ms Visheli H Yeptho spoke on the role of legal service authority, while DDLSA retainer lawyer Nathaniel Kevichusa, who spoke on Lok Adalat, apprised that Lok Adalat is a forum where disputes/ cases pending in the court of law or at pre-litigation stage are settled/compromised amicably. He added that there is no fee payable when a matter is filed in a Lok Adalat.
Kevichusa also highlighted on the impact of mobile lok adalat which was to ensure safety of all the vehicle owners, passengers as well as the pedestrians as per the law.
The programme was chaired by Sangto Longchar, panel lawyer. In the concluding remarks, Ajongba Imchen, DDLSA secretary and chief judicial magistrate, encouraged the gathering to avail these services where parties settle disputes primarily through mutual agreement.
