Special Correspondent
Ramanathapuram
The District legal services authority has organised a special lok adalat to settle matrimonial cases, a first of its kind in the district, serving notices to the parties in 302 matrimonial cases pending before various courts in the district but could settle only two cases on Sunday.
After the legal services authorities called upon the couples and their advocates involved in the 302 cases in the district and subordinate courts to appear before the special Lok Adalat for an amicable settlement, 103 people – 70 women and 33 men turned up but the bench, chaired by Principal District Judge A Kayalvizhi could settle only two cases.
Couples in the two cases agreed to bury the hatchet and reunite, court officials said. The special Lok Adalat was organised with an intention to help the estranged couples to bury their differences and reunite in the family life, Kayalivizhi and T.V. Anil Kumar, Chief Judicial Magistrate, who are also the president and secretary respectively of the district legal services authority.
Addressing the Lok Adalat, Ms. Kayalvizhi said India was hailed not only for being the biggest democratic country in the world but also for preserving a good and strong family set up. Our ancestors had created the family set up and provided guidelines for disciplined lifestyle but it was unfortunate that families disintegrated due to ego clash and differences between the couples, she said.
Most of the matrimonial cases, which were pending before different courts in the district, were due to differences between the couples and lack of understanding, she said. Couples should have give and take policy and try to nip smaller issues in the bud for a happy married life, she suggested. After entering into the married life, the husband and wife should compete with each other not in fighting but in leading a happy life, she said.
