Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (MS)
Udupi, Nov 13: In various courts of Karkala, Kundapur and Udupi, 34,320 cases were resolved in just one day through mutual compromise under the guidance of state legal services authority and an amount of Rs 12,34,77,966 was pronounced as compensation.
The resolved cases included 29 criminal cases that could be decided through mutual compromise, 268 cheque bounce cases, 21 cases of bank/recover of money, 86 cases of MVC, one labour loss case, 15 MMRD act cases, one marital discord, 174 civil, 2538 other criminal cases and 31,187 cases of pre litigation.
In a declaration and declaration partition cases that were in the court of fourth additional senior civil and JMFC court, Teena Pinto presented herself physically with her mother, brother and sister and resolved the matter. Their sister in Dubai appeared on virtual mode and agreed to compromise. So two cases of one family were resolved amicably.
In the Rashtriya Lok Adalat that was held in various courts of Dakshina Kannada, 22,262 cases were resolved and Rs 17,39,46,414 was announced as compensation.
The family court of Udupi brought together a couple who had been separated for 13 years. The couple married in Mangaluru and lived in Brahmavar. Husband was employed overseas and used to come to native place once every two years. The couple has an 18-year-old daughter, who studies in college at present. Wife accused husband that he does not look after her and daughter properly and went to Udupi and has been living separately for the past 13 years.
Recently, the husband arrived from abroad and applied for alimony for him and his daughter in the family court of Udupi. The lawyer for the husband referred the matter to the compromise center. Lawyer Ronald Praveen Kumar was made as the compromiser for both parties. He called the elders of families of both husband and wife. Later the pep talk given by the judge, middle men and lawyer made the couple understand the situation and they agreed to lead life together with their daughter.