The Gautam Budh Nagar district legal services authority (DLSA) will hold an e-lok adalat on Nov 1 for settling matrimonial cases & accident claim cases.

District Court bar association president Sanjeev Verma said, “During the lockdown imposed due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, domestic dispute cases have come up.”

Verma said that “The bar association has appealed to advocates to motivate couples with such cases to approach the e-lok adalat. Motor Accident claim cases too can be settled".

Para-legal volunteers (PLV) too reported a rise in cases of domestic violence & conflicts.

On Friday, Mool Chand Tyagi, a PLV, said that “Several domestic abuse cases have been reported. In some cases, it was found that some men consuming alcohol at home due to the lockdown verbally abused their spouse & family. In some cases, women were beaten up by their husbands. Though we arranged for counselling but in some cases, couples have planned for divorce. I have requested such couples to get their cases resolved at the e-lok adalat".

Sushil Kumar, secretary, DLSA said that“There are around 50 PLVs in the district. Over 200 domestic conflicts involving couples were reported at these PLVs. Majority of cases have been resolved after PLVs arranged counselling with panel advocates & some tele-counsellors of the Gautam Buddha University & other institutions. But in around 20 to 30 cases, issues could not be resolved, hence PLVs have been directed to motivate them for e-lok adalats,” said Sushil Kumar, secretary, DLSA.

Kumar said that “Further, PLVs have been directed to spread awareness among all residents about the e-lok adalat. We identify separated couples through village pradhans or local residents & motivate them to use this opportunity for mediation".

He said that “Advocates & family courts have been directed to motivate the divorce petitioners for mediation through e-lok adalat".

Accident claims too will be taken up & settled at E-Lok Adalat.

Kumar said that “Economically impoverished accident victims who face problems in video conferencing will be helped by PLVs".

On Sunday, a mini lok adalat was held for taking up petty cases. “At least 1,396 petty cases were resolved on Sunday,” said Kumar. 

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