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NCW to conduct family courts through State Commissions

By Our Staff Correspondent

NEW DELHI AUG. 23. The National Commission for Women has decided to conduct Parivarik Mahila Lok Adalats (PMLAs) through the State Women's Commissions for the speedy disposal of civil cases. The Commissions can either hold the family courts on their own or identify any voluntary agency for the purpose.

Announcing this here today, the NCW chairperson, Poornima Advani, said such courts will start functioning in every district within a fortnight. The Commission will approach the Bar Council of India for legal help by way of manpower and the chairpersons of the State Legal Aid and Advice Boards and the Registrars of the High Courts have been requested to lend their support in conducting the PMLAs in the districts.

The PMLA is empowered to handle all civil cases, matrimonial disputes, including divorce and maintenance, compoundable criminal cases, disputes related to labour laws, and motor accident claims, involving women and bigamy. The NCW will bear all expenses for conducting these courts, each with a minimum of 60 cases.

The aim of the family courts is to avoid the lengthy process of dispute settlement in the courts in such matters where formal and elaborate examination of evidence is not necessary. "The counsellors will try and bring the two sides to reach a compromise, but not at the cost of dignity of the women. If there is no alternative, the counsellors would proceed for a dignified separation,'' Ms. Advani said. She clarified that the District Legal Aid & Advice Boards also functioned for the same purpose but despite this, the number of pending cases pertaining to marriage and family matters in the courts was very high. Hence, the Commission has evolved the concept of PMLA, which in turn supplemented the efforts of the Boards for redressal and speedy disposal of such cases. ties.

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