Out of a total of 564 cases registered in the current fiscal year and transferred from the previous fiscal year, 205 cases remain to be resolved as of mid-December.
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The Surkhet High Court has disposed of 53.1 percent of cases in the first six months of the current fiscal year. From Shrawan to mid-December of the fiscal year, 359 cases have been disposed of.
Of the total 564 cases registered in the current fiscal year and transferred from the previous fiscal year, 205 cases are yet to be settled by mid-Poush, informed the court spokesperson, Acting Registrar Prem Prakash Thapa. According to him, out of the 134 cases that could be settled through mediation, 32 percent of the cases have been settled through mediation.
Among the district courts under the High Court Surkhet, 34.96 percent have been settled by the Jajarkot District Court, 63.63 percent by the Dailekh Court, 34.32 percent by the Rukum West Dalat, 55.28 percent by the Salyan Court, and 38.97 percent by the Surkhet Court, informed the spokesperson Thapa.
According to Thapa, in the first six months of the current fiscal year, a fine of Rs 25,54,606 has been settled by the district courts under the High Court Surkhet. He said that out of the total fine amount, Rs 257.92 million 565 thousand are yet to be finalised by these courts.
Chief Justice of the High Court Surkhet Hari Prasad Bhandari said that the Surkhet High Court is working as per the third five-year strategy of the Supreme Court. He said that the number of cases registered has also increased recently due to increased awareness among the people. 'It is not a matter of happiness that there are many cases in the court, but it is positive that people are reaching the court for justice due to increased legal literacy,' he said. 'The finalisation of imprisonment and fines from the district courts under the High Court is satisfactory.'
