A dacoity case settled at ADR centre Mandi Bahauddin

Mandi Bahauddin (Sher Gondal ): A case of dacoity was decided on Thursday here at Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) center recently set up and made functional in Judicial Complex on the orders of Lahore High Court. Magistrate Section 30 Mahr-un-Nisa acted as mediator.

The complainant Ijaz Gondal and relatives of the accused attended the proceeding. Muhammad Azam Gondal and Zafar Gondal played conciliatory role between the parties to settle the dispute amicably.

The magistrate listened to both the parties and decided the case in the light of compromise reached between the parties, within half an hour. The parties had applied for resolution of the case through ADR system the previous day. The parties were also represented by advocates.

After deciding the case the complainant and relatives of the accused party shook hands with each other. They appreciated performance of ADR Centre in deciding the case within minutes. They said the ADR system had saved them from long litigation and expenditure likely to be incurred on travelling and paying fees to lawyers and their clerks.

Consequent upon the decision, the magistrate ordered release of six accused on bail imprisoned in the jail. She also fixed 12 June as date for completing trial of the case in the court on the basis of the agreement settled by the parties in her presence.